5.2.2024 by Pat Waldron
It is 6 months since my first visit to the Peak Wildlife Park to see Hope, Nanook & Noori and I was not disappointed. They have settled in extremely well since being relocated from Orsa Park in Sweden and looked very happy in their new environment.
The family were in the rear enclosure when I arrived, all having a great time in the water.
After a while, Nanook & Noori decided to check on the workmen by the entrance leaving mum in the pool.
When the keeper arrived they all headed for the fence where they snacked on the fruit & vegetables to replenish energy levels.
The boys now look almost as big as mum…..just 20kg lighter according to the keeper.
Hope decided to check out the den, closely followed by Noori, whilst Nanook went back to playing with his toys.
After visiting the other animals in the park, I headed back to the bears to find they had been moved into the main enclosure.
Hope watching her kids playing
Hope, Nanook and Noori have lots of enrichment in their enclosures.
Hope wanted to join her boys in the water.
Hope & Noori (I think), were on the wood chips and Nanook was playing in the water again.
Noori (who is still much closer to Hope) eventually joined him, leaving mum to have a little snooze.
The boys spent a long time in the water and had a great time playing / sparring with each other, occasionally checking to see where mum was.
Hope’s sister Tala loves to play with a canu and it looks like Nanook and Noori has inherited the ‘family interest’ in boats. 🙂
Following her little snooze, Hope moved across to the boys to keep a closer eye on them.
Hope
Hope is a good mother and never leaves her kids out of sight – not even now that the boys are quite big.
Having spent a lovely day at the park, I am already looking forward to my next visit!!
You can see more photos in Pat’s album
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