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Elaine L:
Well, they don't say anything on the site, but Miss Chinook (I believe) is either very fat, or pregnant.  I hope they will tell us soon if she is, indeed, a mother.  And this afternoon an interesting thing happened with her, as when she went over to the big screen that separates her from people, where she apparently gets treats from her keepers, she got tired of waiting for the treat and reared up and pushed the screen, which came loose; the keepers were right there to fix it, and I don't think it would have fallen out, but if it had, it is hard to say what would have happened.  The people on the one side could very well have been injured, and would have been scared, and Miss Chinook could well have been frightened or injured.  And she is not used to seeing people running around screaming, so I don't know how she would have reacted to this.

Elaine L:
It is such a pleasure to watch these intelligent and curious animals; especially now, if the Zoo can confirm that Chinook is pregnant.  http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2010/07/13/polar-bears-%e2%80%9cwhos-who%e2%80%9d/. 

Polar bears like to move around alot, so the Zoo tries to keep them as stimulated and happy as possible, considering their closed environment, by hiding their food in containers in the water, and making them work for it. Right now, it looks like it is Tatqiq, the other female, who is sleeping under a rock, taking a well-deserved nap after all her work in getting her food out of a tight spot!

The Peregrine Chick:
And for those of you looking for the link ....

San Diego Zoo Polar Bear Cam,
San Diego, California

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/polarcam/index.html

Elaine L:
These polar bears at the San Diego Zoo are real characters:  yesterday, they spent an hour playing "I am King of the Castle", pouncing on each other on the rock in the middle of the pool; of course, someone has to leave, as both can't fit on there, but they have each figured out how to be the owner of this rock for a short time, anyway;  anyone watching them would be able to see that they have what we call, in human terms, a great sense of humor.  

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