21.6.2018 by Sisu, Photos by Marko Junttila, Ranua Wildlife Park

Terve! Hello! This time I can tell you something really thrilling. The visitors have seen a polar bear ghost in our enclosure! I have a photo as an evidence. Are you frightened now?

The ghost is coming up ….. Do you see now who the ghost is?

Yes, it’s ME – your pal Sisu! I hope you didn’t get too scared!  Oh bear, you should have seen mama’s face when she thought I was a ghost! Hahahaa, it’s fun to be a young polar bear. Nobody can be angry at me when I play games with the keepers and the visitors.  

And now to something completely different!

The two legged creatures in Finland love to dance tango so mama and I thought we could try it, too.

– May I have the next dance?

Tango comes originally from Argentina but for some reason it’s very popular in Finland, too. Mama and I decided to make our own polar bear version of this ‘hot’ dance.

Well, we can make things ‘hot’, too! 

We asked our keepers to play suitable music so we could give a good performance. I wanted to hear ‘Criminal tango’ but mama prefered ‘Tango Jalousie’.

Maybe our paws aren’t ideal for this dance. Sometimes the steps made us fall …..

….. but isn’t it an essential part of this dance that the lady leans back occasionally? This is our version!

After our great performance mama and I were treated by yammy rainbow trout.

Oh bear! This fish is really big and yammy!

I ate my fish very fast but, of course, mama had to be a ‘gourmet bear’ and enjoyed the fish in every possible way. She believes she’s a female Jamie Oliver of the polar bear world.

She waits for the flying fish so elegantly.

She smelled the fish to make sure it was fresh. Oh yes, it was so she kept floating in the water with it and enjoyed the smell of the fishy snack.

An excellent fish requires a suitable beveridge and I think our water is just the right kind of drink to go with it.

Watching mama made me hungry again so I tried to put my nicest face and hoped she would share her fish with me.

Mama, I’m a growing bear and need lots of calories in order to grow to a giant polar bear!

She didn’t listen to me but continued to float in the water. Well, she looked so happy that I didn’t want to bother her anymore. Soon it’s the Midsummer Eve and I hope the keepers haven’t forgotten our salmons!

I wish all the readers of Knuti’s Weekly a happy Midsummer time!

Paw waves from your pal Sisu