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Polar Bear Cub Update

Aurora, mother of the newborn polar bear cub at the Columbus Zoo, began taking breaks from caring for her cub late Thursday morning. When these breaks continued throughout the day and became longer the Zoo’s Animal Care staff made the decision to remove the cub from the den and began to hand-rear the newborn. At this time the cub, a female, is healthy and feeding regularly. She weighs 1.5 pounds and gained 10 grams overnight. Staff will continue to monitor and care for her around-the-clock. Polar bear reproduction is a very complicated process which leads to the species having one of the lowest reproductive rates of any mammal. Delayed implantation is a point of time during a polar bear’s gestation when a fertilized egg will free-float in the uterus for roughly four months to ensure the cub is born the best time of year for survival. After birth, the survival rate for a polar bear cub during the first few weeks of life is very low due to a number of factors. Some of these factors can be eliminated in a zoo setting though this is still a very delicate time for a newborn. Polar bears, much like giant pandas, are highly specialized animals that give birth to very small babies which makes them fragile during their first year of life. Survival rates in human care are around 50% which is similar to that of wild bears. The Columbus Zoo now has four polar bears, female polar bear twins Aurora and Anana who were born at the Toledo Zoo and came to the Columbus Zoo in 2010 from the Pittsburgh Zoo, male polar bear Nanuq who is owned by the Henry Vilas Zoo and came to the Columbus Zoo in 2012 from the Buffalo Zoo, and the newborn cub. ### Home to more than 11,000 animals representing nearly 600 species from around the globe, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium leads and inspires by connecting people and wildlife. The Zoo complex is a recreational and education destination that includes the 22-acre Zoombezi Bay water park and 18-hole Safari Golf Course. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium also operates the Wilds, a 10,000-acre conservation center and safari park located in southeastern Ohio. The Zoo is a regional attraction with global impact; annually contributing more than $5 million of privately raised funds to support conservation projects worldwide. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Columbus Zoo has earned Charity Navigator’s prestigious 4-star rating.