Winter in BÄRENWALD Müritz
Snow has turned the BÄRENWALD Müritz into a fairy tale forest. Following nature’s rhythm, the bears are hibernating. But sometimes curiosity is stronger and a bear sticks his nose out of his den.
 Maya was the first to hibernate; she already withdrew by end of October. It is her third winter in our bear sanctuary and Maya loves her hibernation time: She is always the first bear to rest and the last one to wake up in spring.
First time
The two new bears, Katja and Ida, are also hibernating – for the first time in their life. In autumn they prepared by eating a lot and gaining a lot of weight. Now they are lying in the dens which the bear keepers have prepared. There is plenty of straw inside so that the two bears can make things cosy.
Susi outside
The other bears are also sleeping peacefully in their dens. Only Susi is often outside, which might be due to her age – the old lady is 29 years old. She has problems with her hips and regularly receives medicine in her food. So the bear keepers have already expected her to stay awake and they make sure that she has everything she needs.
Short sun time
Sometimes, on sunny days, Ida comes out and enjoys the fine weather. But she never stays long – at these icy temperatures, she quickly gets back to her cosy den.
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