On Friday Dec. 15th around 9:00 am Munsey and Boda will be having a special holiday bear snack! The photograph below is not a photograph of the snack that they’ll be getting.
So, if you’re in Marsfield and want to see Munsey and Boda get a special snack, stop by the Wildwood Zoo tomorrow morning!
And check out the special Christmas Enrichment activities at Wildwood Zoo on Sunday Dec. 17th, 10:00 am https://www.facebook.com/events/162708524333896/
The weather conditions couldn’t of been better for Munsey and Boda to enjoy an early afternoon roll in the snow! At times it looked as tho the Kodiak brothers might of had a snowball fight, as Boda’s face appeared to of been splattered with a huge snowball!
The boys were extremely active when I stopped by to visit them, as they wrestled around in the fresh snow and explored the slushy ice pond in the Bear Woods.
These photographs were taken on Monday Dec.11th around 12:30 -1:30 pm. My hands began to get very cold after about 30 minutes of exposure to the elements but the bears seemed comfortable playing around in the 20 degree weather. Munsey’s weight is 680 lbs. and Boda’s weight is now 760 lbs.
It appears that Munsey (standing over Boda) has defiantly learned a few new wrestling moves from watching “Animal Plant”! Munsey was holding his own whenever I’ve observed them wrestling!
If you’d like to learn more about Munsey and Boda, I’ll be happy to talk to you this Saturday from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. at the Marshfield Mercantile located at 355 S. Central Ave., Marshfield, WI.
The public is invited to attend Christmas At Wildwood Zoo on Sunday Dec. 17th from 10 – 11:30 am.
The event will offer enrichment activities for the animals at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield!
Join us December 17th at 10AM for Christmas at Wildwood Zoo!
We will be doing enrichment with the animals – giving them “gifts” and learning a little about them. Please meet near the Kodiak Bear Exhibit.
If you’d like to bring a gift for the Zoo animals, our wishlist:
• Apples
• Peanut butter
• Honey
• Mild spices
• Carrots
• 1 gallon Ziplock bags
• Raisins
• Jam/jelly
• Other produce
• Unsalted nuts
• 2 quart tupperware containers
• Gift Cards to area grocery stores or pet stores
• Frozen fish (no smoked or seasoned)
• Frozen beef, game meat, poultry
(no pork, smoked, or seasoned)
To learn more go to the Wildwood Zoo Facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/events/162708524333896/
If your in the mood for watch Munsey and Boda climbing 30 plus feet into the tree tops, check out this video taken in June 2017!
Boda is the bear highest in the tree tops with Munsey just beneath his brother.
Remember that you can purchase my new book dedicated to the Kodiak Bears and (their adventures climbing tree’s ) on Dec. 16th, at the Marshfield Mercantile located at 355 S. Central Ave. Marshfield, WI. More details will be announced in the near future!
Munsey and Boda continue to flourish under the care of the Marshfield Wildwood Zoo Staff and the watchful eyes of the Marshfield community. As of December 1st, 2017 Munsey’s weight has increased to 680 lbs, while Boda’s weight is now 760 lbs.
My next Kodiak bear book is title “Branch Management”, and offers the reader an opportunity to observe the cubs growth and development focused around their many activities involving the tree’s located in both the Bear Woods and the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit! I will be selling my Kodiak Bear merchandise at the Marshfield Mercantile on Saturday December 16th.
Watching Boda try to reach for a little dangling tree branch, makes me wonder if he’ll take to the tree tops again in March of 2018. Many of the bears favorite climbing trees were cut down in late October and early November. So the Bear Woods Habitat area has many enrichment options for Munsey and Boda to explore this winter.
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.
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.
iMAGiNETHAT! 