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How adorable is this?!

How adorable is this?!

ROYAL OAK — An orphaned grizzly bear rescued near a neighborhood in Tok, Alaska, is now companions with one of the two polar bear cubs born at the Detroit Zoo in November.

Photo provided by the Detroit Zoo Detroit Zoo polar bear cubs enjoy first foray into outdoor habitat Astra, a 5-month-old female polar bear cub, interacts with her habitat alongside her mother, Suka, 8. Photo provided by the Detroit Zoo Advertisement ROYAL OAK — Born Nov. 15 to female polar bear Suka, 8, Detroit Zoo officials report that the now 5-month-old twin female polar bear cubs are thriving and recently ventured from their indoor settings to the grassy area of the Arctic Ring of Life habitat. In an unusual turn of events, Astra — a Norwegian name meaning “star” — is being re...

When Ron Kagan closed the Detroit Zoo’s elephant exhibit, only the elephants were happy. Elephants were a signature attraction that drove attendance, and no American zoo had ever given up the prized pachyderms on humanitarian grounds. But 20 years ago, Kagan, the zoo’s soon-to-retire executive director, saw that the harsh Detroit winters were unnatural for Winky and Wanda, the pair of elderly Asia-born elephants in his care. They both suffered arthritis and foot ailments caused by hard zoo grounds, and a lack of proper exercise and socialization had left them depressed. But the idea of s...