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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 1960s saw significant additions, including a gibbon and monkey house, a snow leopard, and another orphaned polar bear cub. The polar bear enclosure was renovated in 1967, adding an upper story and two more orphaned cubs. In 1968 and 1969, the Tropical House, Native Animal Exhibit, and a new south gate were added. [1]
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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The EcoTarium is a science and nature museum located in Worcester, Massachusetts.Previously known as the New England Science Center, the museum features several permanent and traveling exhibits, the Alden Planetarium, a narrow-gauge train pulled by a scale model of an 1860s steam engine, and a variety of wildlife.
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The Winter Show’s 70th edition—open now through February 2— features treasures ranging from quirky furniture to a Fabergé rarity.
Inuka was born in the Singapore Zoo in 1990, the result of an extensive breeding programme run by the zoo and was the first and only polar bear to be born in the tropics. There have been four polar bears at Singapore Zoo altogether—Nanook, Sheba and their offspring Inuka, as well as another female, Anana.