3 d. ago Victoria, UK’s oldest polar bear, put down after health problems

Twenty-eight-year-old bear, who had been at Highland Wildlife Park since 2015, is euthanised on vets’ adviceThe UK’s oldest polar bear, and the first in the country to give birth to a cub in 25 years, has been put down because of age-related health problems.Victoria was 28 and had been kept in Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands since 2015. Vets at the park took the decision to euthanise her on Tuesday morning after an assessment about her quality of life and wellbeing. Since December she had been receiving geriatric care after showing signs of arthritis. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK’s oldest polar bear is euthanised after bringing ‘joy’ to thousands

Victoria gave birth to two male cubs at Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie.

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3 d. ago Victoria, the UK’s oldest polar bear, is euthanised at age 28

The bear was a major attraction at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie.

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3 d. ago UK's oldest polar bear euthanised at Scots wildlife park after months of geriatric care

Victoria, who was 28, was homed at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)'s Highland Wildlife Park.

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3 d. ago 'Amazing' Highland Wildlife Park attraction and UK's oldest polar bear euthanised

Victoria, the UK’s oldest polar bear, lived to the age of 28.

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4 d. ago Female skier is dragged from her tent and mauled by a polar bear on Arctic island

The unnamed woman had been camping at Auyuittuq National Park on Baffin Island when she was attacked last month.

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2 w. ago 'Saddest' polar bear caught on camera 'salivating' at zoo but keepers insist he's 'fine'

Kalluk was seen inside his San Diego Zoo enclosure looking lethargic and downbeat, which led to a backlash online - but staff gave one simple reason why he looked this way

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2 w. ago Outrage over clip of 'America's saddest polar bear' at San Diego Zoo... but bosses offer bizarre excuse

A video with nearly 5million views sparked concerns for Kalluk, a polar bear living at the San Diego Zoo, after he appeared to sad and exhausted.

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3 w. ago Terrifying moment man runs for his life from rampaging polar bear after his desperate attempt to shoot the beast failed

Residents of the tiny village of Pyramiden had been trying to scare off bears after one had been spotted sniffing around residents' snowmobiles.

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