31.12.2019 by Sisu, Collages by Mervi
Terve! Hello! This is my last newsletter this year. I hope I can be with you even during the year 2020 but I can’t see in the future so we just have to wait and see what will happen!
The year 2019 brought us both sad and happy news just like every year. What bothers me most is that the world leaders are both deaf and blind! Nothing has happened to save our planet! However, I want to send virtual roses to Greta and all the young people for at least trying to make their voice heard.
The new year is knocking at our doors and I try to keep an optimistic mind. I’m not going to remember so much what happened during the old year because I want to believe in a bright future. After all – my name is SISU which means ‘GO’ or ‘SPUNK’!
This season has been a very good ‘cubbie season’. Of course, the highlight for me was the birth of Nora’s and Ranzo’s baby. Wow, that made me an uncle!
Even in Aalborg, Copenhagen, Rhenen, Hannover, Bremerhaven, Columbus (Ohio) and Jakutsk polar bear cubs have been born. Maybe there are more ….. I wish all the newborns lots of health and hope they will grow up to mighty and happy polar bears.
There are many polar bears that are three years old now. We are separated from our mothers but we’ve been able to stay in our home zoos so far. As you know it’s difficult to find new homes for us.
One of the three year olds is my pal Aron in Tallinn. He’s a very playful fellow and I’m sure the visitors will love him where ever he goes …. or maybe he can stay in Tallinn.
Quintana is a young lady with a very determined mind which she has inherited from her mama Giovanna. I hope there will be a good solution for her, too, when – and if – the time comes for her to leave Hellabrunn.
In Aalborg Nuka and Quilaq are waiting for a move to Pairi Daiza in Belgium. A wonderful enclosure will be waiting for the polar bear girls.
Imaq is only one year old so she’s staying with her mother Lynn in Copenhagen. She wanted to take a new year walk and met many interesting looking friends.
Tonja and Hertha – also one year old – decided to have a picnic in the snowy wood. Surprisingly a cute snowman wanted to join them.
Nivi and Elva in Nuenen have also celebrated their first birthday. These twins love to dance and wrestle! The funny thing is that we thought they both are girls but now we know Nivi is a bear boy. Papa Henk has joined them so the polar bear family is complete!
This new year’s letter is about young polar bears but there’s one special lady I simply can’t forget. Katjuscha in Berlin is 35 years old but she’s still going strong. I wish the beautiful lots of health and a very happy new year!
I love surprises and this was a really fantastic surprise! 🙂
Imaq is eagerly looking forward to meeting her little half sister or brother. She hopes January and February will pass quickly because maybe in the beginning of March Nöel will present her baby outside her den.
Shauna and Nordi in Novosibirsk have charmed the readers of Knuti’s Weekly during 2019 thanks to our friends Anna and Arkadij. I’m sure we can enjoy their company even during the new year.
Finally I want to wish all the readers, reporters and photographers a very good new polar bear year!
Mervi has helped me with the collages and I want to thank Marko Junttila , Arkadij Laptenko, Monika aus Berlin, Evi from Tallinn, Hans Muskens and Vesa for the original photos of my friends.
