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goddamnitwhatsmypw t1_iypxivq wrote

Reply to comment by cfanity_now in Toledo Zoo welcomes twin polar bear cubs by citytiger

If it's been quite a while since you've been to the Toledo Zoo the Polar Bears have a much bigger enclosure than they did once upon a time. The green Polar Bears were absolutely a thing from the algae in the water. The pacing behavior of the bears did continue to happen once in their new larger space... it's still captivity.

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Lockenheada t1_iyqmm08 wrote

"Scientists believe that most polar bears limit travel to home ranges of a few hundred km. However, they know of one satellite-tracked female that trekked 4,796 km —from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay to Greenland to Canada's Ellesmere Island and back to Greenland again!"

Thank god they have "a much bigger enclosure" now and the zoo is breeding more bears into captivity to attract visitor traffic and sell tickets, but god forbid someone says something.

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goddamnitwhatsmypw t1_iyt9tkv wrote

I was sharing historical information about the bears and their condition. There's a reason we call them charismatic megafauna. Please continue to share facts that show the problems in the industrial zoo complex.

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