Weihnachtsgrüße aus Ungarn ...

Weihnachtsgrüße aus aller Welt sind bereits eingetroffen, über diesen habe ich mich besonders gefreut, er kam von Zsuzsa aus dem Nyíregyházi Állatpark in Sosto/Ungarn.

Hier lebt ja seit März diesen Jahres Jorek-der-früher-Cuker-war und Zsuzsa hält mich dann und wann auf dem Laufenden, diesmal kam aber nur die Weihnachtskarte. -

Christmas greetings from all around the world are coming in, this one came from Zsuzsa of the Nyíregyházi Állatpark in Sosto/Hungary. That is where Jorek-who-was-Cuker-before has been living now since March of this year. From time to time Zsuzsa sends me some news or photos of him which I appreciate very much. This time there was just the card, no news.

Und er? Wer ist dieser Herr hier? Etwa Jorek-Cuker???-
And he? What about this gentleman? Is that Jorek-Cuker???

Nein, das hier ist Bjoern Heinrich, der Vater ..., in Palic Bo genannt.- No, it's his dad, Bjoern Heinrich...

Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:09:45 +0200

Subject: Emailing: dsc_0287, beli medved

Dear Birgit,

Please find in the attachment some of Bo's pictures. Also, you can find some on our web-site.

Bo is a very peaceful bear, not afraid or intimidated by people. His keeper can even pet him, which is not the case with the female. He also likes to swim very much!

Cuker hasn't been separated too early from his mother. We always separate bear offspring after more than a year since the new mating season aproaches and the female and the male need to be together to mate.

Yes, mother did show certain amount of grief after separation and while she could hear him but few days later everything went back to normal and the parents were joined once again.

They will stay together until female goes into labour in her cave.

I hope I have helped a bit.

Warm regards from Palic!

Mirjana Alapovic

Berliner Eisbär Björn Heinrich dreifacher Vater

Berlin (dpa/bb) - Im Zoologischen Garten Berlin ist die Hoffnung gestiegen, dass der von Hand aufgezogene Eisbär Knut selbst Vater werden kann. Der weltberühmte Nachwuchs wäre überraschend nicht der erste Berliner Eisbär, der das zoologische Wunder schaffen würde. Der Sender RBB dokumentierte am Freitagabend in der Reportage «Knut, Flocke & Co. - Eisbären als Flaschenkinder», wie bereits 1986 die Tierpflegerin Veronika Buchholz im Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde das Eisbärbaby Björn Heinrich großzog. Heute lebt er im Zoo des serbischen Palic und ist dreifacher Vater. Dies ist weltweit eine große Ausnahme.

© Die Welt

erschienen am 04.10.2008 um 11:15 Uhr

All Infos I have about Jorek and Bjoern Heinrich you will find in German and in English here.

And you will see, we have all missed Jorek's 2nd birthday, so this here was to make up for it and to please a lady who has been waiting for already a long time for the introduction of Bjoern Heinrich. But due to September circumstances, all earlier drafted postings from Simba didn't fit anymore...