
For some the polar bear with rather spine-chilling factor, sort of creepy...

For others he was more the lovely one with a prominent and striking face: Polar bear Boris from Wuppertal...

Some considered him as...

...a bear who was just...

...extraordinarily lazy...

One month ago Boris died, the only male polar bear of zoo in Wuppertal. Born on New Years day of 1978, hence one of the few male bears achieving 30 years and more, came originally from Whipsnade in England via Gelsenkirchen. On June 27 in 1980 he arrived in Wuppertal.

Boris Eltern waren Mosha und Amos. Boris hatte noch einen älteren Bruder, den 1976 geborenen Barney, uns allen kein Unbekannter, war er doch der langjährige Gefährte von Mercedes in Edinburgh, Barney starb am 19. Januar 1996 tragischerweise, nachdem er ein Plastikspielzeug verschluckte, das er in seinem Graben gefunden hatte.-
Boris' parents were Mosha and Amos. He also had an older brother, Barney, born in 1976, to all of us no stranger, as he was the long time companion of Mercedes until he died so tragically on January 19 in 1996 when he suffocated after swallowing a plastic cricket toy which he had found in his moat.

Here a photo of Whipsnade showing a female with her cub, given the fact (at least to my knowledge) that there hadn't been any other females with young except of Mosha, I think it might show her together with a little Boris...

Boris was not always lazy, when it came to his ladies, he was quite successful, with his first wife Nina, a lady originally from Russia, he had 3 kids. Here Nina with their son Troll (born 15.11. 86) , ...

..who lives in Tierpark Friedrichsfelde in Berlin and who has not only got the reputation to be as lazy as his father, but who also seems to detest water as long as no melons swim in it, waiting for him to come...


Hier Candy und Svenja, die beide in Übersee leben....-
Here the other two beauties ...Candy (born 02.11.92) , and since 1994 in Japan... & Svenja (born 15.10.1995) since 1997 in Seaworld Orlando/Florida...

Here with Jerka, a beauty close to 20 now (born Nov 23, 1989) and from Nuremberg, now alone, sharing with so many ladies the destiny of an early widowhood....Hopefully not for too long as she seems to be a real lady with her delicate features ...No offspring with Boris but he was said to be not only sleeping...

Boris died peacefully in his sleep, about the day there is not only one information, so I take it that it was somewhen before the 24th September as before noone commented on his death...
Farewell Boris and thank you so much for having entertained so many people, your face will certainly never be forgotten...RIP!
Related:
- Die Kids von Boris & Nina, Troll heute
- Nachrufe auf Boris (Knutitis/World of Animals Forum, Wolf und Tapir Forum)
Photo credits:
- Jens (2,4,5,6,10), Ulli J (3), CatsFrauPau (1), Wolf und Tapirforum/Barbara Scheer (13), Jürgen Rabe (14/2006), Whipsnade 1960/Friths (7), Getty Image (8), WZ (9,11,12)
2 Kommentare:
Das ist wirklich wunderschön gemacht und würdig für einen ganz besonderen Eisbären. Boris, ich vermisse Dich. Machs gut im Eisbärenhimmel.
Jens
I have nearly missed it...
A comment Molly left on facebook...
"I have been a fan of Boris for awhile. He was such a distinctive personality. Thank you for keeping me updated about his death. Very sad, but he had a nice polar bear life. ..."
Molly Merrow
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