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Sunday, March 6, 2016

MOTHER POLAR BEAR AND HER CUB SHARE THE LOOK OF LOVE

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  • A mother polar bear delighted crowds at Russia's Novosibirsk Zoo, as she played with her newborn cub Shila.
  • Although polar bears can be fearsome, mother bear Gerda could not have seemed more gentle as she let the newborn clamber all over her as they rolled in the snow. 
  • The enchanting moment was captured by photographer Kirill Kukhmar, as Gerda showed off her new baby to onlookers. 
Play fighting: Although polar bears can be highly dangerous, mother Gerda could not have been more gentle with her tiny newborn cub
 
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Resting: In some photographs the two are more gentle, cuddling up against each other while Gerda takes the chance for some shut-eye



Gentle: The enchanting moment was captured by photographer Kirill Kukhmar, as Gerda showed off her new baby to onlookers

 Rough and tumble: In other photographs, the pair play energetically, with mother Gerda letting tiny Shila play fight with her

 Motherly love: Mother polar bear Gerda and her newborn cub Shila play together in the snow at the Novosibirsk Zoo in the south of Russia


 Family: In December 2013, Gerda also gave birth to the first polar bear born in Siberia in 40 years at the same zoo - a cub called Shilka
 Babies can really leave you exhausted.

Play fighting: Although polar bears can be highly dangerous, mother Gerda could not have been more gentle with her tiny newborn cub



Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3467290/Looking-white-baby-Polar-bear-cub-Shila-charms-onlookers-playing-mother-Russian-zoo.html

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