Munsey and Boda look down upon the dedicated worker’s preparing the light show for Festival of Light’s at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield Wisconsin.
Category: Munsey and Boda
Nov. 2015 (above) Munsey 120 lbs. & Boda 130 lbs. October 27th,2016 (below) Boda 480 lbs.
Below (left to right) Oct. 27, 2017 Boda 720 lbs. and Munsey 620 lbs.
(above) Boda – Oct. 27th 2017
This 605 lbs. Kodiak cub loves his snack time! Munsey always eats his meals and snacks as slowly as he possibly can do so, enjoying every morsel he of food during meal and snack time!
It can take Munsey up to 30 minutes to eat his breakfast, while Boda almost inhales every meal and he isn’t a happy camper when he has to watch Munsey slowly eating his meal .
These little piggies don’t go to the market, the market food is delivered to them twice a day! The more important news is that this paw belongs to a 32 month old, Kodiak bear cub named Munsey ! As of Monday, October 2nd, 2017 Munsey weight is 605 pounds. For breakfast each cub eats about 5 lbs. of raw meat , a large pail of fresh fruits and veggies and 16 cups of bear chow.
Boda’s paws are a larger than Munsey’s because Boda’s weight is 720 lbs.
While most zoo guest’s think Munsey is the underdog in this relationship, the truth is these two bears are equally matched in the art of wrestling! Munsey has a greater advantage to out maneuver Boda because of Boda’s larger bone structure and over all bulky body mass.
Boda defiantly missed his dance partner (brother Munsey)! These two enjoy wrestling around the Bear Woods at the Marshfield Wildwood Zoo as documented on the morning of Tuesday October 3rd.
One of the best time of day to watch Munsey and Boda play together is in the morning between 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
To learn more about the rescued Kodiak bear cubs, you can purchase a hard cover book for $25 that documents the growth and development of Munsey and Boda since they arrived at Wildwood Zoo in October of 2015.
These products will be on sale during the 2017 Northwoods Studio Tour! The iMAGiNETHAT Art Studio is #12 on the guide map, of the self- guided NWAT brochure.
Over the past two years I’ve been documenting two majestic Kodiak bear cubs rescued from Kodiak Island in Alaska. They’ve been such an inspiration to me that I’ve included the cubs in my blogs and have written books about their growth and development.
If you stop in at the iMAGiNETHAT! Art Studio, you’ll find a wide selection of bear related items. So, please stop by and explore my art studio on October 6th,7th and 8th, 2017. iMAGiNETHAT Art Studio is #12 on the Northwoods Art Tour (a self- guided tour). To learn more about all the talented artists on the art tour go to http://www.northwoodsarttour.com.
I photographed these paws on 9/28/2017, while Munsey and Boda were napping by the observation window located in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit area. I didn’t think of measuring these powerful paws at the time but in the future I’ll bring along a string to take measurements and document the growth of the paws.
After six weeks of separation, today is the fourth day that Munsey and Boda have been placed together in one habitat area. The cubs appear to be very happy to be together again once again! 
(left to right) Munsey and Boda sitting in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit, waiting for breakfast to be delivered by the zoo staff.
Today (9 /29/ 2017) I found the cubs play wrestling after they had their breakfast and snacks. The cubs play wrestled for about 30 minutes, afterwards they cooled off in the Bear Pond.
(photo’s below) On the first day together I found the cubs napping in their indoor den area. Afterwards the cubs swam in the bear pond and explored the swimming pool / bog area while Steve burns the head zookeeper was repairing the pump system.
Munsey was one joyful bear this morning as he lunged into the pond located at Marshfield Wildwood Zoo’s, Bear Woods habitat area! He swam, played with the beer keg and had taken multiple long baths during the three hours I spent documenting the bears this morning!
Munsey and Boda will remain separated for a few more weeks to allow Munsey’s stitches to heal. Since the separation of the Kodiak bear cubs, I’ve observed a great deal of vocalization (best described as huffing) between Munsey and Boda. If Boda would happen to walk to the far end of the bridge, Munsey will huff loudly in Boda’s direction and Boda will return to Munsey’s location.
When the two cubs are separated with a road in-between each habitat area the huffing is frequent and projected more loudly. Munsey in the foreground and Boda is in the background. While I’ve been observing the cubs behavior, it appears that the brothers would sit facing towards each other for an hour or more. Boda would climb to the top of the stairs and try to find a way to get onto the bridge, to get to his brother, while Munsey would begin digging as close to fencing that’s located in the direction of his brother Boda.
Last night Boda began to dig a trench in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit area and this morning Munsey continued to dig in the same area, while Boda was watching him from north side of the Hamus Bear Bridge. I could hear Boda huffing at Munsey while he was digging a deeper trench. I wondered if Boda was giving Munsey directions from a far.
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