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.
These items can be purchased at the Marshfield Mercantile located at 355 S. Central Ave. Marshfield, WI. on Saturday Dec.16 from 11:00 am- 5:00 pm.
I began documenting the Kodiak bear cubs through photography in October of 2015 at the Grand Opening of the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit. Since October 2015, I’ve taken thousands of photographs and have begun charting the growth and development of the bears using a graphing format. This information along with the photographs is used when I’m writing my blog and books and is also shared with the zoo staff at Wildwood Zoo.
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.
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.
iMAGiNETHAT! 