Munsey and Boda are now 285 pounds and they are enjoying their life at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Today’s discovery was a little black butterfly that happened to flutter around the cubs. After a late morning nap the cubs enjoyed a wet and wild splash party in the Woodland Habitat Area followed by a game of tag. They also spent some quality time climbing 30 plus feet up one of the trees located near the pond.
My latest series “Survivors” is dedicated to the orphaned Kodiak bear cubs that were rescued in May of 2015 and relocated to the Wildwood Zoo, Marshfield, WI. If you search through some of my earlier posts listed under (Kodiak bear cubs) you’ll find links to news articles and video segments offering information on the rescue efforts and relocation of the cubs and learn about why I’ve been inspired by the orphaned Kodiak bear cubs.
Many of the original prints I’ve created are also offered as reproduction prints in the format of greeting cards.
The past few days I’ve been watching and photographing the cubs climbing trees, having water fights and chasing each other around the woodland habitat area. Yesterday evening Munsey decided to climbed 30 to 40 feet up one of the trees.
While it’s always fun to watch the cubs at play, I do worry about them when they choose to climb 30 feet up a tree!
Munsey has been holding his own when interacting with Boda these days, he’s no longer the passive Kodiak bear cub. I must say it’s good to see the cubs treat each other with kindness from time to time. It doesn’t happen often but I had the opportunity to see the cubs demonstrate their affection for each other yesterday afternoon.
(left to right) Munsey and Boda resting together in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit while waiting for their lunch.
The cubs are around 260 pounds each and are going to be 16 months old in June.
Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of sharing my knowledge on the Kodiak cubs with the first grade teachers and students from Neilville, Wisconsin.
The photograph below is of Munsey running with his chunk of watermelon.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=773
Check out the news article written on the Kodiak bear cubs. I’ve shared a few video’s and 300 of my photographs with biologist Nate Svoboda, to assist him with the creation of the educational signage and other educational publications for the Kodiak bear cub exhibit.
This group of photographs were taken between May 5th and May 7th, 2016. Munsey and Boda are now about 260 pounds and are 15 months old. Boda is pictured chasing a couple of ducks that kept landing in the pond located in the Woodland habitat area. At this time Boda still has blond fur on his hind quarters, while Munsey has a sold brown fur coat. It appears that Munsey’s Summer fur coat is beginning to take on a lighter color. It will be interesting to see if they both have a honey blond fur coat during the Summer months.
I continue to work on charcoal drawings, collages and photography all based on the Kodiak cubs and how they’ve survived all the adversities that have been placed before them since they’ve lost their mother in May of 2015. I’ve decided that the series of my Kodiak bear cub artwork will be titled “Kodiak Survivors”. I do have my first photographic book published and ready for sale and a selection of 20 Kodiak bear cub greeting cards. The book has 20 pages of full color photographs of the cubs from age 9 months to 13 months. The photographs are dated and share information about the cubs and how they’ve been growing and developing during those months.
Please contact me if your interested in purchasing one of my Kodiak Bear Books or greeting cards. Here two new links to news articles that have been published about Munsey and Boda.
Here’s a few photographs of the cubs that I had taken yesterday afternoon.
Check out this link to learn more about Munsey and Boda.
A new news article was written this month by Riley Woodford in the the Alaska Fish & Wildlife News. It’s wonderful to see that Alaska is still interested in the health and growth of Munsey and Boda as well as keeping in touch with the Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield Wisconsin.
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=773
I spent a few hours this morning photographing Munsey and Boda at Wildwood Park and Zoo located in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The Kodiak cubs were catching a blue ball floating in the pond located in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit. A bit later in the morning the cubs decided to climb a few trees and swim in the pond located in the Woodland Habitat area.
I had an opportunity to meet a few new zoo guests and share information about Munsey and Boda. I will have an updated edition of my 20 page photographic book titled “Munsey and Boda” ( 9 – 13 months) ready for sale in the few weeks. The book showcases almost 40 full color photographs of Munsey and Boda. Each photograph is dated and offers information about the Kodiak bear cubs from October 20th, 2015 to March 11th,2016.
The photographs of Munsey and Boda were taken on March 21 and 22nd at Wildwood Park and Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The cubs legs are getting longer and the frame of the cubs is more massive at 13 months of age compared to when they were 9 months old. The cubs now weigh 220 lbs. and 230 lbs.
The Kodiak cubs were enjoying the woodland habitat but could smell Steve Burns (Wildwood Zoo’s Zookeeper) hiding a snack for them on the opposite side of the Floyd & Pat Hamus Bridge. Steve and his assistant cleaned up the JP Adler Kodiak Exhibit area and after hiding some food, the bears were allowed to come into the area and find their food.
Before I was leaving the Zoo on Saturday afternoon on March 12th, Munsey and Boda decided to go over to the woodland exhibit area and climb the same tree together. This is the first time I’ve seen the cubs climb up a large tree together.
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