Bernardo the spectacled bear arrives from America to woo our female, Franka!
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Our new spectacled bear Bernardo
Our new spectacled bear Bernardo is settling in nicely after moving from Tulsa Zoo in Oklahoma, USA.
Four-year-old Bernardo, or Bernie for short, is now slowly being introduced to his new companion - our resident female Franka.
An exchange of animals between the USA and Europe doesn't happen very often at all, making Bernie's arrival even more special.
Our curator of mammals, Tim Rowlands, said:
"Bernardo arrived safely and is spending time exploring his new home. Both he and Franka are finding ways of getting to know each other -- and that may involve a little bit of rough and tumble - but they'll soon settle down.
"Spectacled bears are by and large a mysterious species and not a great deal is known about them. But by working closely with him here, we hope our keepers will learn new things and be able to relay that information to our conservation partners in the wild - information that could be very useful indeed in terms of ensuring the bears' long-term survival."
Last year we funded a project in Peru investigating the foraging behaviour of spectacled bears. The project ultimately aims to ensure the conservation of the species in the dry forest habitat of northern Peru through scientific research and education, while working collaboratively with private land owners and rural communities to improve their social and economic well-being.
For more visit: http://www.chesterzoo.org/must-sees/z...
Four-year-old Bernardo, or Bernie for short, is now slowly being introduced to his new companion - our resident female Franka.
An exchange of animals between the USA and Europe doesn't happen very often at all, making Bernie's arrival even more special.
Our curator of mammals, Tim Rowlands, said:
"Bernardo arrived safely and is spending time exploring his new home. Both he and Franka are finding ways of getting to know each other -- and that may involve a little bit of rough and tumble - but they'll soon settle down.
"Spectacled bears are by and large a mysterious species and not a great deal is known about them. But by working closely with him here, we hope our keepers will learn new things and be able to relay that information to our conservation partners in the wild - information that could be very useful indeed in terms of ensuring the bears' long-term survival."
Last year we funded a project in Peru investigating the foraging behaviour of spectacled bears. The project ultimately aims to ensure the conservation of the species in the dry forest habitat of northern Peru through scientific research and education, while working collaboratively with private land owners and rural communities to improve their social and economic well-being.
For more visit: http://www.chesterzoo.org/must-sees/z...
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