Assiniboine Park Zoo names two new polar bears
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Two of the newest additions to the polar bear family at Assiniboine Park Zoo have been named.
Following a public voting period that wrapped up on Jan. 25, the zoo announced the two new bears have been named Willow and Baffin.
The names for both cubs were submitted by the polar bear zookeeper team at the zoo and chosen for their relevance to Arctic geography, officials say. About 5,000 votes were cast for each cub in less than three days.
The unrelated female and male cubs were transported to the Leatherdale International Polar Bear Conservation Centre from Churchill in December 2017. According to the zoo, the bears were identified by Manitoba Sustainable Development in separate circumstances as being candidates for transfer to the conservation centre.
The cubs made their public debut Friday morning and will remain on exhibit in the conservation centre in the indoor and outdoor holding enclosure going forward.
The Zoo is now home to 11 polar bears. Seven of the polar bears currently reside in the Journey to Churchill exhibit.
The Zoo is open daily from 9 am to 4 p.m.
