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Indianapolis Zoo, Indianpolis, Indiana.

Officials with the Indianapolis Zoo have announced that it has been selected as the new home for two orphaned Alaskan brown bears. The cubs, one female and one male, are littermates, about 8 months old, and weighing between 85 and 100 pounds each.

"The zoo is delighted to be able to make a home for these cubs," said Indianapolis
Zoo President and CEO Michael Crowther. "We hope that they become ambassadors for zoo visitors to translate emotions into actions that help preserve the natural world."

The cubs were orphaned in mid-August of 2008 when Alaskan Fish and Game officials were forced to kill the cubs' mother because she was implicated in multiple episodes involving hikers, bikers, and joggers. The adult bear was believed to be the bear that severely mauled a jogger earlier that summer.

"These bear cubs and their mother are a perfect example of the ongoing conflicts between humans and wildlife that exist around the globe," Crowther said.

K'etnu, the male cub, and Kiak, the female cub, were turned over to the Alaska Zoo, where more than half of the animal collection consists of orphaned or injured animals. The male cub was captured immediately after the mother bear's death but the female cub eluded officials for two weeks before she was captured in a residential area on Labor Day.

Alaska zookeepers say the cubs have adapted well to an enclosure built to hold rescued cubs while the Indianapolis Zoo puts together its plan to receive them.

Following the deaths of the Indianapolis Zoo's two geriatric Kodiak bears, Forests Curator Lynne Villers has reached out to her professional colleagues letting them know the zoo had space available to house orphaned or rescued animals.

Located in White River State Park downtown, the Indianapolis Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Association of Museums as a zoo, aquarium and botanical garden. The Indianapolis Zoo inspires local and global communities to celebrate, protect, and preserve our natural world through conservation, education, and research, and by providing an enriching and wondrous environment for our visitors and the animals in their care.

And boy have they grown since I last saw them back in March.

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Afterwork: Adobe Lightroom.

Indianapolis Zoo, Indianpolis, Indiana.

Officials with the Indianapolis Zoo have announced that it has been selected as the new home for two orphaned Alaskan brown bears. The cubs, one female and one male, are littermates, about 8 months old, and weighing between 85 and 100 pounds each.

"The zoo is delighted to be able to make a home for these cubs," said Indianapolis
Zoo President and CEO Michael Crowther. "We hope that they become ambassadors for zoo visitors to translate emotions into actions that help preserve the natural world."

The cubs were orphaned in mid-August of 2008 when Alaskan Fish and Game officials were forced to kill the cubs' mother because she was implicated in multiple episodes involving hikers, bikers, and joggers. The adult bear was believed to be the bear that severely mauled a jogger earlier that summer.

"These bear cubs and their mother are a perfect example of the ongoing conflicts between humans and wildlife that exist around the globe," Crowther said.

K'etnu, the male cub, and Kiak, the female cub, were turned over to the Alaska Zoo, where more than half of the animal collection consists of orphaned or injured animals. The male cub was captured immediately after the mother bear's death but the female cub eluded officials for two weeks before she was captured in a residential area on Labor Day.

Alaska zookeepers say the cubs have adapted well to an enclosure built to hold rescued cubs while the Indianapolis Zoo puts together its plan to receive them.

Following the deaths of the Indianapolis Zoo's two geriatric Kodiak bears, Forests Curator Lynne Villers has reached out to her professional colleagues letting them know the zoo had space available to house orphaned or rescued animals.

Located in White River State Park downtown, the Indianapolis Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Association of Museums as a zoo, aquarium and botanical garden. The Indianapolis Zoo inspires local and global communities to celebrate, protect, and preserve our natural world through conservation, education, and research, and by providing an enriching and wondrous environment for our visitors and the animals in their care.

And boy have they grown since I last saw them back in March.

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