Wildlife park releases new footage of month-old polar bear cub
The cub was born to mother, Victoria, and father, Arktos, at the Highland Wildlife Park in December.
A polar bear cub has been settling into life at the wildlife park where it was born a month ago.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has released video footage of the cub wriggling and rolling over in the straw before settling down for a nap in the cubbing den.
The cub was born in December at the RZSS-owned Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie to mother, Victoria, and father, Arktos.
Visitors are not yet able to see the youngster as both Victoria and her cub are settled in the off-show den to give them peace and quiet during the first sensitive few months.
Polar bears are born blind and do not open their eyes until they are a month old.
Keepers will not know if the cub is male or female until health checks can be carried out in the spring.
Highland Wildlife Park tweeted: “Our tiny polar bear cub is now a month old and is wriggling, rolling and napping like a pro with mum Victoria always close by.
“Remember visitors will not be able to see the little one just yet as they remain in the off-show den at this delicate stage.”
Victoria previously gave birth to Hamish, the UK’s first polar bear cub in 25 years, in December 2017.
As part of the breeding programme for the species, Hamish moved to Yorkshire Wildlife Park in November 2020.
