This video was taken on December 4th 2016. Munsey weighs 460 lbs. and Boda weighs 495 lbs.
The boys really seemed to enjoy braking off chunks of icicles and munching on them, while they wait for their lunch to arrive.
Tag Archive: Munsey and Boda
Here is a link to the video of Munsey and Boda playing Tog of War with the fire hose! The video was taken in mid November of 2016.
The snack time video was also taken about the same time as the first video but it depicts how the zoo staff offer enrichment activities for the bears swimming through offering a different snack time experience every day.
On December 4th, Munsey and Boda could still enjoy the 32 degree weather while they collected and munched on icicles from their waterfall.
On the afternoon of December 5th it was 30 degrees and the wind really picked up , so I only spent 30 minutes at Wildwood Zoo. The doors to the indoor bear den were opened for the boys, so they could go inside where they were protected from the elements. Boda sat outside the door for about 10 minutes and the remaining time he sat in the door opening resting. One of the photographs has little droplets covering the photograph. The droplets were created from the spray of the water from the waterfall as the strong winds began that afternoon.
On December 4th, 2016 Munsey and Boda enjoy exploring the new fallen snow! Munsey enjoys rolling around in the white stuff and Boda enjoys running around the Bear Woods hoping for a wrestling match with Munsey.
Munsey now weighs 460 lbs. and Boda weighs 490 bls. and with the extra winder coat of fur the bears look more massive at 22 months of age.
Every day about noon the cubs move to the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Habitat area to wait for lunch. The bears usually come up to the observation window to get a better view of the zoo staff as they leave their office to begin feeding the animals. It appears that Munsey and Boda can smell their lunch as it’s being prepared by the staff!
I happened to have a cup of coffee on hand and even the coffee was of interest to Munsey that afternoon. 
This first video is of Munsey as he awakes from his afternoon nap.
The following video’s are of Munsey and Boda playing with a fire hose. Munsey has learned a new trick over the past few days. He’s learned that he no longer needs to tread water for 30 minutes and hold his breath for long period of times to retrieve the fire hose. He’s discovered that if he kicks his hind legs around long enough, he’ll move the the hose from the bottom of the pool to the surface and capture the hose.
Boda is most often seen on the side of the pool because he doesn’t seem to enjoy swimming in the deeper water of the pool.
The observations window offers a unique opportunity for zoo guests to observe the Kodiak cubs. Munsey and Boda especially enjoy interacting with the youngest guests visiting Wildwood Zoo! This photo and video above was taken in early October of 2016.
Most weekday mornings fruits and veggies are hidden around the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit and other sections of the Kodiak Habitat area as an enrichment activity for the cubs. 
Here are a few more photographs and video’s of Munsey and Boda enjoying their new toy (the fire hose). Sadly, I don’t have a video or photographs of Steve Burns (head zookeeper) retrieving the fire hose from the bottom of the pool.
Here’s a peek at the boys after they were first rescued and being nursed back to health at the Anchorage Zoo in Alaska.
Munsey. Boda and Dodge at the Anchorage Zoo.
On Tuesday October 18th, Munsey and Boda had a grand time playing with a fire hose that was given to them by the Wildwood Zoo staff. The cubs swam in the deep pool area that is located in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Habitat area. I was amazed as Munsey demonstrated his ability to swim in the 13 feet of water for over 30 minutes, while attempting to retrieve a section of the fire hose that had sunk to the bottom of the pool.
In the photograph below, Munsey is swimming with the fire hose that retrieved from the bottom of the pool.
The second section of the fire hose also sank to the bottom of the pool and to my surprise Munsey was able to retrieve that second section of hose. From my observation it appears that Munsey was learning to hold his breath a little longer with every attempt he made as he submerged his face into the water. It will be interesting to see if he masters this skill in the future.
Some of the staff from the Baraboo Zoo stopped in to learn more about the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit, and view the Floyd & Pat Hammus Bear Bridge and the Bear Woods.
If your planning a trip to visit Wildwood Zoo in Marshfield and want to see the cubs in action, I’d recommend that you come between 9:30 am to 11:30 am. The cubs have their breakfast around 9:00-9:30 am, afterwards the zoo staff will usually hide some fruit and vegetable snacks for the cubs to find. It’s always fun to watch the cubs go on a scavenger hunt for their snacks!
The cubs are served their lunch around 12:30-1:00 pm. After lunch the bear door is unlocked and the bears can go in and out as they wish, which means they could choose to take an afternoon nap inside the bear building. (If you find them napping, remember they are only 20-21 months old and they need their rest because they’re still growing. The cubs are now about 410 and 433 pounds, the cubs are considered mature at around five years of age.)
The tall center door located in the JP Adler Kodiak Bear Exhibit is designed specifically for Munsey and Boda. This door gives the cubs the ability to enter and exit the bear building. This door is also unlocked on the weekends.
Steve Burns (head zookeeper at Wildwood Zoo) brings a pail of fruit to the observation window and requests a little girl to assist him by ringing a cow bell.
During your visit please remember to donate a few dollars to help support the Zoo. You can find the collection canisters stationed at each of the zoo entrances.
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