Novosibirsk

19.11.2020 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko Oh bear, it’s been snowing again during the night! How wonderfully white it is! Let’s just sit here and admire Mother Nature’s gift to us. OK, we can’t sit […]

20.10.2020 – Photos by Arkadij Laptenko As usual Gerda starts a new day making sure that her kids Nordi and Shauna are presentable and ready to meet their fans. Did you wash behind the ears, […]

25.9.2020 – Photos by Oksana Kalinina and Anna Novikova A nice swimming tour in the morning is always a good start of a new day. It’s not only refreshing but it also keeps the fur […]

4.9.2020 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko The Summer is almost over and it’s time to look forward to the colourful Fall. The polar bears in Novosibirsk are, of course, even looking forward to the Winter […]

30.8.2020 – Photos by Anna Novikova and Arkadi Laptenko As usual Gerda, Shauna and Nordi had a morning meeting making plans for the new day. Maybe the keepers will have some surprises for them ….. […]

22.8.2020 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko This time I let Kai begin and present his early morning activities. He had a big fish for breakfast …. …. but suddenly he met a feathered guest on […]

4.8.2020 – Photos by Arkadi Laptenko Oh bear, it’s been – and still is – an unusually hot Summer in Novosibirsk! However, our white fluffy friends know how to cope with the heat. Gerda, Nordi […]

10.7.2020 – Photos by Arkadij Laptenko It’s morning so Shauna and Nordi are doing their ‘start-a-new-day-exercises’. It looks like it’s going to be another hot day. Oh, maybe a couple of minutes more sleep ….. […]

20.3.2020 – Photos by Anna Novikova and Oksana Kalinina Unlike many other places Novosibirsk has had – and is still having – a real Winter with lots of snow. I guess many polar bears are […]

9.3.2020 – Photos by Arkadij Laptenko Another new day has began in the Novosibirsk Zoo and our polar bear family is curiously wondering what this day will bring them. Hmmm, there’s definitely a yammy smell […]