Khaarchaana in Yakutsk Zoo in March 2016 (Bear Conservation Collection)
Name: Khaarchaana (Хаарчаана) (female)
Born: 30 November 2016 in Orto Doidu Zoo, Yakutsk, Russia
Mother: Kolymana (Колымана)
Father: Lomonosov
Siblings: Almaz (Алмаз)
Current location: Leningradsky Zoopark, Saint Petersburg, Russia
History of captivity:
- Born in captivity in Yakutsk Zoo, Russia 30 November 2016
- Transferred to Saint Petersburg 28 November 2017
Progeny: None
Additional Information
Khaarchaana (sometimes anglicised as Haarchaan) is Yakut for “Snowflake”.
The video below shows Khaarchaana in her enclosure during the Covid-19 Lockdown in April 2020.
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Page updated 30 September 2021