The Detroit Zoo is mourning the death of one of its female polar bears, who died this week during a mating attempt with another bear. On Monday, the Michigan zoo announced that Anana, a 20-year ...

Sister, sister – never knew how much I missed ya. We are happy to report that polar bears Astra and Laerke have... Posted by Detroit Zoo on Monday, April 17, 2023 The two sisters, Astra and ...

After losing her baby cubs in two different pregnancies, the Detroit Zoo's 8-year-old polar bear, Suka, successfully gave birth to two cubs on Nov. 17. The two unnamed cubs are the first ...

The Detroit Zoo has welcomed back Nuka, an 18-year-old polar bear, after a year away. Nuka was moved to the Toledo Zoo in March 2022 following a recommendation from the Association of Zoo and ...

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo said 19-year-old male polar bear Nuka has returned to the zoo after a year away at the Toledo Zoo to expand the populations of polar bears ...

She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. A female polar bear will be transferred to the Detroit Zoo as part of a breeding recommendation and wildlife conservation effort. Haley ...

A Detroit Zoo polar bear cub named Laerke may have enjoyed the recent snow more than most Michiganians. The zoo posted a video of the two-year-old cub frolicking in the snow on Feb. 4 which has ...

Tacoma just got un-bear-ably cuter. Two polar bear cubs, born two years ago at the Detroit Zoo, have arrived at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The twin sisters, Astra and Laerke, are settling into ...

The bear came to Point Defiance as a cub with her sister and habitat-mate, Astra, from the Detroit Zoo two years ago. Twins are common in polar bears, and in the wild, typically only one will ...