Inuka
Inuka (Inuit for "Silent Stalker") (26 December 1990 – 25 April 2018) was a male polar bear and one of the mascots of the Singapore Zoo. He was the first polar bear to be born in the tropics.[1]
In early 2018, it was announced that Inuka's health was failing.[2] After a second examination, Inuka was euthanized at the zoo on 25 April 2018 at the age of 27.[3]
Inuka Media
Part of Inuka's enclosure in 2015
References
- ↑ Chiew, Hilary (3 October 2006). Too warm for polar bears. The Star. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2006/10/3/lifefocus/15357193&sec=lifefocus. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ↑ hermesauto (2018-04-23). "Last chance for public to visit polar bear Inuka on Monday, before crucial health check-up" (in en). The Straits Times. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/last-chance-for-public-to-visit-polar-bear-inuka-on-monday-before-crucial-health-check-up. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ↑ Inuka, first polar bear born in the tropics, is put down