Wilbär is a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany on December 10, 2007. [1] Wilbär made his first public appearance on April 16, 2008, swimming alongside his mother. His name comes from combining the name of the zoo with the German word for bear ( Bär). [1] [2] Zoo officials have registered the name as a trademark. [1]
In May 2009, Wilbär left Wilhelma Zoo and was shipped to Orsa Grönklitt wildlife park in Sweden. [3] [4] There he is paired with Ewa, from the Rotterdam Zoo, and received many gifts from Germany on his birthday. [5] In spring of 2011, zoo officials thought Ewa might be pregnant. [6] Wilbär's first female cub, Miki, was born in December of 2013. Two twin cubs, Noori and Nanook, were born in November of 2021. [7]
On March 12, 2022, Wilbär was transferred to the Dierenrijk Zoo in Nuenen, Netherlands. [7]
- ^ a b c "Wilbaer, the latest polar bear cub to charm German public". The Guardian. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Patrick McGroarty, "Stuttgart Zoo Loses a Bird, Gains a Polar Bear", Der Spiegel 29 February 2008.
- ^ "Stuttgart polar bear Wilbär headed to Sweden" The Local 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Wilbär ist jetzt Schwede". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "Wilbär ein Jahr in Schweden - Kein Interesse an Sex", Reutlinger General-Anzeiger 7 May 2010 (in German)
- ^ Michael Gerster, "Wilbär wird vielleicht Vater", Stuttgarter Nachrichten, updated 22 March 2011 (in German)
- ^ a b "Captive polar bears: Wilbär". Bear Conservation Working for Bears. July 28, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- Wilbär Tagebuch Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine on the Wilhelma website (in German)
Wilbär is a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany on December 10, 2007. [1] Wilbär made his first public appearance on April 16, 2008, swimming alongside his mother. His name comes from combining the name of the zoo with the German word for bear ( Bär). [1] [2] Zoo officials have registered the name as a trademark. [1]
In May 2009, Wilbär left Wilhelma Zoo and was shipped to Orsa Grönklitt wildlife park in Sweden. [3] [4] There he is paired with Ewa, from the Rotterdam Zoo, and received many gifts from Germany on his birthday. [5] In spring of 2011, zoo officials thought Ewa might be pregnant. [6] Wilbär's first female cub, Miki, was born in December of 2013. Two twin cubs, Noori and Nanook, were born in November of 2021. [7]
On March 12, 2022, Wilbär was transferred to the Dierenrijk Zoo in Nuenen, Netherlands. [7]
- ^ a b c "Wilbaer, the latest polar bear cub to charm German public". The Guardian. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Patrick McGroarty, "Stuttgart Zoo Loses a Bird, Gains a Polar Bear", Der Spiegel 29 February 2008.
- ^ "Stuttgart polar bear Wilbär headed to Sweden" The Local 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Wilbär ist jetzt Schwede". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Deutsche Presse-Agentur, "Wilbär ein Jahr in Schweden - Kein Interesse an Sex", Reutlinger General-Anzeiger 7 May 2010 (in German)
- ^ Michael Gerster, "Wilbär wird vielleicht Vater", Stuttgarter Nachrichten, updated 22 March 2011 (in German)
- ^ a b "Captive polar bears: Wilbär". Bear Conservation Working for Bears. July 28, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- Wilbär Tagebuch Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine on the Wilhelma website (in German)