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Bear Exhibit






Malayan Sun Bears

Name Birth Date & Place Came to Oregon Zoo Comments
Liberty (male) 7/4/86 San Diego Zoo (CA) 5/13/87 no spots on crescent
Vivian (female) 10/10/85 Audubon Park Zoo (New Orleans, LA) 3/12/86 hand-raised because mom not successful at raising her young; spots on crescent




Polar Bears

Name Birth Date & Place Came to Oregon Zoo Comments
Conrad (male) 12/1/84 Riverbanks Zoo (Columbia, SC) 1/31/86 brother to Tasul
Tasul (female) 12/1/84 Riverbanks Zoo (Columbia, SC) 1/31/86 sister to Conrad, name means "shuffle" in Aleut
Yugyan (female) 12/15/85 Cleveland Metro Zoo (OH) 9/3/86 name means "northern lights" in Aleut. Pronounced "you-yang"
How To Tell Them Apart
Conrad is much larger than Yugyan & has roman nose.Tasul is smaller & has marks on head & a shorter, straighter nose. Tasul has shorter back legs than Yugyan.