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Male Polar Bear Kills Female During Mating Attempt at Detroit Zoo
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A female polar bear was killed yesterday (2/8) by a male polar bear that was attempting to mate with her at the Detroit Zoo.
Zoo officials released a statement to the Detroit Free Press saying that the bears had lived together in 2020 without incident.
Anana, a 20-year-old female at the zoo was killed as Nuka, a 16-year-old male attempted to breed with her.
Detroit Zoological Society Chief Life Sciences Officer Scott Carter said the bears had been previously separated, then reunited last month. In the release, Carter says that staff members at the zoo are devastated by Anana s loss.
Female polar bear killed by male bear at Detroit Zoo during breeding
By FOX 2 Staff
Photo of Anana by Jennifer Harte.
According to a release, 20-year-old Anana died when 16-year-old male Nuka was attempting to breed her. According to Detroit Zoological Society Chief Life Sciences Officer Scott Carter, the two bears had lived together without incident in 2020. This was completely unexpected and the Detroit Zoo staff is devastated by the loss of Anana in this sudden and tragic event, Carter said. The Detroit Zoo has not experienced the killing of one animal by another animal in decades; the last occurrence was also with polar bears in 1988.