Here are a few video’s of Munsey and Boda enjoying their morning snack time at Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8owyhIBKuuE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI00l9CFBdQ
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Munsey and Boda had a refreshing snack of pineapple and coconuts this morning. The only problem with a coconut, is trying to figure out how to crack the thing open,to get the good stuff inside!
Here’s Munsey (above photograph) trying to figure out how to crack the shell of the coconut.
Boda managed to figure out the secret of cracking and opening the coconut shell but poor Munsey just couldn’t get the shell to crack!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8owyhIBKuuE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI00l9CFBdQ
Here are a few video’s of Munsey and Boda climbing into the tree tops once again this Spring.
It’s a rainy and at the very least a drizzly kind of day and it’s my birthday. I was determined to get a few photographs of Munsey and Boda today. So with an umbrella in hand I went to Wildwood Zoo hoping to get a few interesting photographs of the boys and they did not disappoint!
Boda was up the tree when I arrived and I’m still amazed that the branch he’s standing on, held up under the weight of almost 600 lbs.!
So when Boda is descending from the tree he reminds me of Whinny The Pooh , stuck in the doorway of the his den. It appears that descending requires far more thought, time and talent than climbing up the tree! Boda should know that he’s too big for tree climbing! Maybe I should get him some rock climbing gear!
While Boda was trimming the limbs off the tree, Munsey was gathering and moving the fallen tree limbs that would become the bears late morning snack.
I’m really looking forward to working on the next Munsey and Boda book that has these tree climbing adventures and new information of the cubs growth and activities!
I spent four hours photographing Munsey and Boda on April 17th. Munsey’s weight is about 575 pounds and Boda’s weight is about 594 pounds. On April 17th, 2016 the cubs weights was 230 pounds and in October of 2015 the cubs weights was 120-130 pounds.
Munsey has been initiating the wrestling matches over the Winter months , while Boda was moving a bit slower because of the Winter weather. Munsey favorite way to bother Boda is to pull Boda’s ear. Now that spring has arrived Munsey and Boda are as active as ever and during their active periods they will usually wrestle with each other about four times during a 60 minute period of time. One of the best times of day to see these guys in action in the Bear Woods is usually around 9:00 am – 11:00 am.
You can find them playing tag, having water fights in the Bear Pond and bathing.
Munsey’s favorite water activity is finding a nice size rock and placing it on his nose or forehead and launching it into the air.
The bears should of stopped climbing tree’s about 12 months ago but on March 17th, 2017, I watched Boda climbing back up one of his favorite trees in the Bear Woods.
There’s something just not right about a 600 pound bear climbing up a tree! I guess the bears were curious about the sounds of a chain saw that was cutting down one of the large tree’s at Wildwood Zoo that day. Of-course the bears love the taste of those tender new leaves on the tree but it takes a lot of energy for Munsey and Boda to get their muscular bodies up into the tree’s as well as getting themselves back down to the ground.
You can see the difference in the growth of the cubs since they arrived in October 2015.
On March 17th, 2017, I photographed Munsey climbing this tree trunk and standing on top of the trunk. The Kodiak cubs never cease to amaze me!
Happy Birthday Munsey and Boda, it’s hard to believe that your two years old! It’s also hard to believe that on 2/16/2017 Munsey weight is 545 lbs. and Boda’s weight is 590 lbs.!
The photographs in this post depict the growth of the cubs over the past 12 months.
The photograph above was taken 2/17 2017 at about 2 years of age.
It’s not easy taking photographs of the Kodiak cubs during the cold winter months. During the coldest of days, I’ll only spend 15 minutes taking photographs. My hands begin to freeze and even the camera isn’t too happy being subjected the cold temperatures. Regardless of the weather and cold temperature, I’m drawn to stop in and visit Munsey and Boda because of their playful and childlike curiosity and behavior. So here are a few photographs of the Kodiak cubs enjoying the winter snow.
This photograph of Munsey was taken on January 9th, 2017. He was playing with a stick he found in the Bear Woods.
The photograph on the left was taken 1/9/2017 and the photograph on the right was taken 1/29 2016. On 1/29/2016 the cubs weight was around 200 pounds. On 1/9/2017 Munsey’s weight is around 505 lbs. and Boda weight is 545 lbs.
Here are a list of new video’s to view on Munsey and Boda!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdg6vB0KO9c
All decorated for the holidays! Ready for this weekends big fund raiser for BBBS (Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization)!
You can help support the Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization by stopping in at Hub City Ice Cream Company located at 1610 S. Central Ave. Marshfield, WI.
Please come out and support Big Brothers Big Sisters!
A limited selection of Munsey and Boda items will also be on sale and portion of the sales will go to help raise money for BBBS! So check out the selection of coasters, greeting cards, journals and books!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wood County is taking over Hub City Ice Cream! If you’ve been missing their delicious ice cream ever since they closed, this is your chance to cut those cravings and support a great cause all at the same time.
In addition to ice cream, we’ll be selling a variety of goodies, treats, and hot beverages.
Hours:
Friday, December 9 – Open 5:00-9:00pm
Saturday, December 10 – Open 12:00-9:00pm
Sunday, December 11 – Open 12-9:00pm 
During the Winter months Munsey and Boda seem to be more interactive more frequently , then they are during the Summer months. I’m sure with that Winter coat of fur, they are very comfortable in the winter season.
Notice the difference in the weight and growth of the Kodiak cubs since Feb. 15th, 2016 to Dec. 4th, 2016. The Munsey’s weight was 185 lbs. and Boda’s weight was 192 lbs. in Feb. 2016 . On Dec. 4th, Munsey weighs 460 lbs. and Boda weighs 495 lbs.
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