What happened to Mama Bear and Haizi Bear?

Recently, a female polar bear ate her cub in Nuremberg Zoo, Germany, which caused a great sensation in the local area. Under the great pressure of public opinion, Nuremberg Zoo had to abandon its original policy and separate polar bear cubs from female bears for artificial feeding. On the 9th, the zoo announced that polar bear cubs were in good condition.

Things have to start from 65438+February last year. At that time, two female polar bears gave birth to cubs at Nuremberg Zoo. The zoo insists on raising cubs in a "natural way" so that cubs and females can live together. Unexpectedly, on the 7th of this month, one of the female bears named Wilma actually ate the sick child. On the 8th, another female bear, Vera, was probably frightened and kept throwing the flesh and blood in her mouth to the ground, which seriously threatened the life safety of the newborn polar bear.

The failure of Nuremberg Zoo to take the initiative to rescue bears has attracted dissatisfaction and criticism from all sides, and also triggered a topic: Should bears abandoned by female bears be artificially fed or left to fend for themselves? People question why cubs abandoned by mother bears can't be rescued as Berlin Zoo did last year. Last year, the Berlin Zoo rescued the captive bear "Knut", making it an animal star that attracted global attention.

Under pressure, Nuremberg Zoo began to isolate the bear from the mother bear and sent four keepers for artificial feeding. At present, baby bear is very strong and healthy. The zoo believes that the mother bear did her best as a mother before she was frightened and raised her well.

The polar bear is a very sensitive animal, and it is possible to abandon its own flesh and blood with a little disturbance. When cubs are sick or abandoned, they are usually eaten.

This photo, released in 65438 10/9, shows the cubs given birth to Vera, a female polar bear in Nuremberg Zoo, Germany. In this zoo, after another female polar bear ate her cub this week, managers took this polar bear cub away from her mother for artificial feeding. Zoo officials said that polar bears are very sensitive animals and may abandon their own flesh and blood with a little disturbance.