KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Zoo's lone polar bear, a male named Nikita, is about to get some company.
Kansas City Zoo officially decides to bring female polar bear from Minnesota
December 13, 2012 at 12:57PM
Zoo officials said Wednesday they had decided to bring a female polar bear named Berlin to the zoo. She's been living at a St. Paul, Minn., zoo after her home at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth flooded this summer.
The transfer became official after zoo veterinarian Kirk Suedmeyer visited the Minnesota zoo be sure Berlin was up to the trip after a recent surgery.
The Kansas City Star reports ( http://bit.ly/UFRKyO) Berlin could arrive by next week and will be quarantined for 30 days.
Officials hope the 23-year-old female will mate with Nikita, who is a 6-year-old.
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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com
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