Yelle the Polar Bear Meets Siku at Calgary Zoo

0:00The Calgary Zoo just welcomed a new polar bear named Yell, a 500 kilogram 20-year-old from Quebec, who's finally out of quarantine and chilling in his new habitat. He's scarfing down food caches while the zoo slowly introduces him to the resident bear Siku, who weighs 420 kilograms. Earlier this week, they spotted each other for the first time through visual barriers, getting used to smells, sounds, and even some bear talk. This comes nearly two years after the zoo's previous polar bear, baffin' drowned from a tracheal injury during rough play with Siku. But officials say, no procedural changes were needed since there was no human error. Yell, born in the Netherlands, is the outgoing type who loves being outside, while Siku treats the deep plunge pool like his personal castle, dipping. In and out. The zoo's taking it slow with these polar opposites, building towards shared habitat time for some hopefully chill vibes ahead. Calgary News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.