Brown bear Ursus arctos
Animals in our sanctuary
Mimi
Mimi has a horrible past. She was robbed from her nest by poachers and her mother was killed. After that she lived for years with brown bear Uli in a small concrete cage of 2m by 7m at a hotel in Albania. She had nothing to care for and received the leftovers from the hotel as food. No water to wash herself, no tree to climb in, no grass to walk in or to dig pits, just a concrete floor full of faeces.
Uli
Uli was used as a dance bear. She had to stand on an electric plate where power was put on. As the electric current increased, she had to dance more actively. After the ban on showing dance bears in public, Uli was sold to a hotel manager. There she lived with brown bear Mimi in a much too small concrete cage of 2m by 7m at a hotel in Albania. She had nothing to care for and received the leftovers from the hotel as food. No water to wash herself, no tree to climb in, no grass to walk in or to dig pits, just a concrete floor full of faeces.
Sandra
Sandra, together with her brother Tishka, were evacuated from a local zoo due to the war in Ukraine with the aid of Natuurhulpcentrum Oudsbergen. A host of other animals also had to be rescued from zoos in the war zone.
Tishka
Tishka and Sandra, his sister, were evacuated from a local zoo due to the war in Ukraine with the aid of Natuurhulpcentrum Oudsbergen. A host of other animals also had to be rescued from zoos in the war zone.
Nanuq
When Sandra was taken in by De Zonnegloed, no one knew she was also carrying two cubs. An unexpected but unique twist in her story. The two cubs are of course also very welcome, and are assured of having a bright future ahead at the sanctuary.
Malenky
When Sandra was taken in by De Zonnegloed, no one knew she was also carrying two cubs. An unexpected but unique twist in her story. The two cubs are of course also very welcome, and are assured of having a bright future ahead at the sanctuary.
Where does he feel most at home?
The brown bear has the most widespread habitat of all the bears. You can find him in Scandinavia, the Balkans, Eurasia and North-America. He feels at home in different kinds of environments, from forests to mountainsides or tundra.
What's his favourite food?
They have a sweet tooth and love honey! But they will eat almost everything with a preference towards fruit, seeds, nuts, seaweed, roots and tubers. In some areas the brown bear will hunt on large ungulates, like elk, reindeer or red deer.
Fun fact
The brown bear will rub his back against a tree, not to get rid of an itch, but to leave its scent and mark its territory.
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