At first Boda wasn’t sure what to think about a young zoo guest wearing a bear head costume. He seemed to enjoy interacting withthe kid in the bear costume.
Category: Marshfield Wildwood Park and Zoo
The cubs had a great time playing with their toy’s in the pool located at the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit.
Of course they enjoy playing with their all time favorite toy, the fire hose! They played with the fire hose for at least two hour’s today!
This is Sara, one of the newer staff members at Marshfield’s Wildwood Zoo and she’s delivering a selection of fruity ice bear pops as a snack for Munsey and Boda to enjoy during the summer months.
The boys love these fruity ice pops made with fresh fruit that’s been blended and frozen in a freezer a few few days before being served to Munsey and Boda.
It appears that it takes the cubs a bit longer to eat the frozen fruit compared to the regular fruit and veggie’s they get for snacks.
http://focusonmarshfield.com/zookeeper-steve-burns-visits-home-kodiak-bears/
The link above is a news article regarding Steve Burns the zookeeper for Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield and his trip to Kodiak Island Alaska in connection with Munsey and Boda.
In the above photograph Munsey is on the right hand side and Boda is on the left hand side. Boda has a broader snout, while Munsey has a narrower snout.
A gentle nudge from his brother, indicates it’s time to wake up and play!
Munsey likes to touch his toes in the morning, while Boda likes to stretch and see if he can strip some bark off the tree that’s located in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Habitat Area.
If I’m lucky Munsey and Boda will stop by the observation window and greet me!
Munsey and Boda now stand from head to toe at 7 feet in height and from front paws to toes they stretch 9 feet in length. Munsey’s weight is about 605 lbs. and Boda’s weight is about 620 lbs.
On the morning of June 22nd, 2017 the cubs were given a fruity ice snack after they finished their breakfast. They really seem to enjoy their fruity ice snacks!
An unexpected rainstorm hit around 9:15 am and Munsey grabbed his fruity ice chunk and went into the pool, hoping Boda wouldn’t be able to take his snack!
Check out these links to video’s of Munsey and Boda playing and eating on a rainy Thursday morning of June 22nd, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oST9z9Ulm94
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWg2NFivlM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mny3WKGo-o0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24RHbxoxebE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdP5AZfG4xg
Munsey and Boda really enjoy their morning and afternoon snacks. A great time to see the Kodiak bear cubs get their snacks is right after breakfast, which is around 9:00 am and lunch is served around 2:30 pm.
After breakfast and snack time, it’s time for a major water fight! Munsey and boda love to splash and play aggressively in the Bear pond and the pool area located in front of the observation window at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Munsey and Boda now stand at a height of 7 feet tall (measuring from hind legs to their head) and 9 feet in height if (measured from hind feet to front legs).
The cubs love to take a bath and splash each other in the pond located in the Bear Woods! They also love to eat any new cat tails planted in the pond. The head zoo keeper Steve Burns, had hoped that Munsey and Boda would allow the plants to grow but in 30 minutes time, the plants had been devoured by the cubs!
Munsey talent is to take a rock and place it on his snout and flips it into the air. He’ll also take a large stick and use it to scratch his chin, head and back.
Boda’s special talent is climbing high into the trees, sometimes 35 feet up into the trees.
Today Munsey and Boda offered zoo guest’s an up close and personal experience to interact via the large observation window at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Both the young and the young at heart love interacting with Munsey and Boda!
On Saturday, May 13th Munsey and Boda spent a few hours floating and playing with the metal beer keg in the pond located in the Bear Woods habitat area at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield Wisconsin.
The Kodiak bear’s seemed almost well behaved as they shared the empty beer keg.
I often wonder if Munsey and Boda can smell the remains of the beer inside the keg.
Of course Munsey and Boda have to hug each other /wrestle each other in the water as well as on land! On their most active days the bears will play tag and wrestle with each other every 20 to 30 minutes. The interaction can last anywhere from 2 minutes to 10 minutes.
Since the bears have such a heightened sense of smell, I wonder if they can identify what their brother has eaten for a meal that day? The specific action between the two bears is considered a positive interaction.
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