Comments on: Polar Bear Breeding Season http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:42:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Connie http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430499 Connie Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:35:42 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430499 Any plans to evict the "critters" making webs all over the elevated Polar Cam? Maybe a little windex? Any plans to evict the “critters” making webs all over the elevated Polar Cam? Maybe a little windex?

]]> By: Linda http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430430 Linda Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:43:49 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430430 For those dedicated polar bear fans who are unable to watch the live cam 24/7, wouldn't it be great to have a time lapse video to view as is available for viewing the panda bears in action on any day you happen to miss?? What would it take for this to happen?? <em>Moderator's note: We currently don't have any plans to implement a time lapse for Polar Cam.</em> For those dedicated polar bear fans who are unable to watch the live cam 24/7, wouldn’t it be great to have a time lapse video to view as is available for viewing the panda bears in action on any day you happen to miss?? What would it take for this to happen??

Moderator’s note: We currently don’t have any plans to implement a time lapse for Polar Cam.

]]> By: pandafan(the other one) http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430415 pandafan(the other one) Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:48:26 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430415 TWINS?! TWINS?!

]]> By: Debi in MA http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430396 Debi in MA Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:48:19 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430396 Chinook is having a munchy meal, while Kalluk is protecting and watching over her, just in case another male bear comes into the plunge! Amazing how instinct just kicks right in when you have a mate! If she wants freedom, she will have to go for a dive, because the minute she gets up, he follows her! At least he allows her breaks to eat! But where is our lovely princess Tatqiq? I miss her a lot. She is also my favourite bear and seems to get lost in the limelight during breeding season. Chinook is having a munchy meal, while Kalluk is protecting and watching over her, just in case another male bear comes into the plunge! Amazing how instinct just kicks right in when you have a mate! If she wants freedom, she will have to go for a dive, because the minute she gets up, he follows her! At least he allows her breaks to eat! But where is our lovely princess Tatqiq? I miss her a lot. She is also my favourite bear and seems to get lost in the limelight during breeding season.

]]> By: Lainie http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430370 Lainie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:32:53 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430370 #60- Susan, thank you. =) I guess I have been unlucky. Saw Kalluk sticking to Chinook like glue yesterday for a few minutes. #62-Linda, I agree. Going through Polar Bear update withdrawls here too. #60- Susan, thank you. =) I guess I have been unlucky. Saw Kalluk sticking to Chinook like glue yesterday for a few minutes. #62-Linda, I agree. Going through Polar Bear update withdrawls here too.

]]> By: Dianne in Texas http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430297 Dianne in Texas Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:04:08 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430297 This enormous waiting game timeline is worse than waiting for the pandas. Gracious me! We could be sitting here for months, still wondering if Chinook is pregnant. But you know what? The payoff will be when she delivers those precious twins. Yeah, that's what I'm betting on....twins! Any takers? ;-) This enormous waiting game timeline is worse than waiting for the pandas. Gracious me! We could be sitting here for months, still wondering if Chinook is pregnant. But you know what? The payoff will be when she delivers those precious twins. Yeah, that’s what I’m betting on….twins! Any takers? ;-)

]]> By: Diane http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430240 Diane Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:35:08 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430240 Hello to Cheryl: No, they don't have permanent mates except in zoos, where there is basically no choice. In the wild they're polygamous. On the other hand, they do form personal attachments, so in that sense a male and a female who spend their lives together in a zoo could be said to love one another. Siblings are generally quite attached, and two bears who see a lot of each other could be said to be friends. There is, however, always a matter of dominance to resolve. At this point, I think Kalluk and Chinook are more accurately "in lust". Their hormones are directing their behavior. It'll be a while before it's known if she's conceived and even longer to know if she's able to give birth and raise a cub. Hello to Cheryl: No, they don’t have permanent mates except in zoos, where there is basically no choice. In the wild they’re polygamous. On the other hand, they do form personal attachments, so in that sense a male and a female who spend their lives together in a zoo could be said to love one another. Siblings are generally quite attached, and two bears who see a lot of each other could be said to be friends. There is, however, always a matter of dominance to resolve. At this point, I think Kalluk and Chinook are more accurately “in lust”. Their hormones are directing their behavior. It’ll be a while before it’s known if she’s conceived and even longer to know if she’s able to give birth and raise a cub.

]]> By: pandafan(the other one) http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430234 pandafan(the other one) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:03:50 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430234 Thanks Dianne in Texas! I guess it was Tatqiq I saw looking lonely.....poor thing. Tatqiq is one of my very favorite polar bears. (Next to Chinook) Thanks Dianne in Texas! I guess it was Tatqiq I saw looking lonely…..poor thing. Tatqiq is one of my very favorite polar bears. (Next to Chinook)

]]> By: Linda http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430219 Linda Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:36:07 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430219 How about an update? How about an update?

]]> By: Cheryl http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2009/02/02/polar-bear-breeding-season/comment-page-2/#comment-430215 Cheryl Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:11:32 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=3468#comment-430215 Do polar bears mate for life? Do polar bears mate for life?

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