Both of Durrell’s spectacled bears celebrated their 25th birthday last month. Barbara reached her quarter of a century milestone on 17th December, closely followed by Wolfgang who reached 25 on the 30th.
The pair of Andean bears, also known as spectacled bears because of the distinctive markings around their eyes, arrived at Durrell’s wildlife park back in 1987 and since then they’ve become firm favourites with visitors who are often entertained with their playful antics. The lifelong partners have produced 6 cubs, 3 sets of twins, all born during the 1990s and all of these offspring have been placed at other zoos around the world as part of a co-operative, managed breeding programme for this species.
Bear images credited to James Morgan
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