Captive polar bears: Ewa

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Name:  Ewa (female)

Born: 26 November 2005 in Ouwehands Zoo, Rhenen, Netherlands

Mother: Huggies

Father: Victor (deceased)

Siblings: Jellea and Henk (males) born 2005 in the same litter as Ewa, Walker (male) born 2008, Swimmer (male) born 2008 & died 2009, Luka (male) and Lynn (female) born 2011.  Also Freedom (female) a half sibling born to Huggies in 2001.

Current location: Orsa Rovdjurspark (Orsa Predator Park), Sweden

History of captivity:

  1. Born in captivity 26 November 2005 in Ouwehands Zoo, Rhenen, Netherlands
  2. Transferred 4 September 2007 to Dierenrijk Zoo, Nuenen, Netherlands
  3. Transferred 29 July 2008 to Rotterdam Zoo, Netherlands
  4. Transferred 298 September 2008 to Dierenrijk Zoo, Nuenen, Netherlands
  5. Transferred 4 May 2009 to Orsa Rovdjurspark (Orsa Predator Park), Sweden.

Progeny: None

Additional Information

None at present.

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