Eddy at Aquarium du Quebec in 2011 (Michelle Roy – Creative Commons)
Name: Eddy (male)
Born: 10 December 1999 in Zoo Sauvage de Saint-Félicien, Saint-Félicien, Quebec, Canada
Died: 9 June 2021 in Aquarium du Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Mother: Nanuk (deceased)
Father: Agaguk (deceased)
Siblings: Not known
History of captivity:
- Born in captivity Born in captivity Saint-Félicien, Quebec , Canada 10 December 1999
- Transferred to Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, Illinois, USA 6 December 2000
- Transferred to Aquarium du Québec, Sainte-Foy, Canada 17 December 2002
- Transferred to Saint-Félicien, Quebec , Canada 20 February 2015
- Transferred to Aquarium du Québec 10 June 2016
- Transferred to Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada 27 February 2019
- Returned to Aquarium du Quebec 22 September 2020.
- Died in Aquarium du Quebec 9 June 2021, aged 21. Cause of death: kidney failure (euthanized).
Progeny: None
Additional Information
Eddy was housed temporarily at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat for 18 months while the polar bear facility at Aquarium du Québec was extended and modernised.
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Page updated 19 September 2021