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Gus (1985–August 27, 2013) was a 700-pound (320 kg) [1] [2] polar bear and icon of the Central Park Zoo in New York City. [3] His exhibit was visited by over 20 million people during his lifetime. [3] [4] He came to public notice in the 1990s, when he began swimming obsessively in his pool for up to 12 hours a day.
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).
Photochrom of the bear exhibit of the Lincoln Park Zoo, c. 1897–1901 Aerial view of the zoo News report from Voice of America of the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo was founded in 1868, when the Lincoln Park Commissioners were given a gift of two pairs [12] of swans by Central Park's Board of Commissioners in New York City ...
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The zoo closed from 1978 to 1980 to undertake an upgrade project. A children's nature center was added, as well as a naturalistic polar bear exhibit, a boardwalk through a wetlands area, and a North American bison exhibit. In the 1980s, a South American Pampas exhibit and a lemur exhibit were built. In 1986, the zoo's old stable/barn - which ...
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Originally, in the late 1990s, polar bears were part of the San Diego park's exhibit; however, shortly after one polar bear was shipped to the Pittsburgh zoo for breeding, their last remaining polar bear died suddenly. With no remaining polar bears, they chose not to continue featuring the animals. The polar bears' enclosure had featured an ...
Hermann Park is a 445-acre (180-hectare) urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Museum District. The park is located to the immediate north end of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Texas Medical Center and Brays Bayou, east of Rice University, and slightly west of the Third Ward.