Special Bearlivery!

by Meg on May 19, 2008

Let’s check in on Wilbär the polar bear. from the Stuttgart Zoo and Botanical Garden. For some reason, Wilbär is shown chilling in a basket like he’s about to be delivered via stork.

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Then, you gotta see his lil’ swim photos—so prosh. He’s all freezing his ‘tocks off and stuff.

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Monica, thank you for alerting us to the basket and bathing action.

{ 39 comments }

1 Audrey 05.19.08 at 12:55 am

That bearski is bleenin’ adorable!

2 Chocolate Chipped 05.19.08 at 12:57 am

Awww, I want one!

3 Clare2 05.19.08 at 1:08 am

Love the bear paddle! It’s been a very nice Sunday, but this made it even BETTER.

4 Wbirdie 05.19.08 at 1:09 am

the swimmage! the swimmage!

*splode*

5 tracyFlick 05.19.08 at 1:15 am

I’m at work. But I have to tell you just made it a little more bearable.

6 pitkat 05.19.08 at 1:16 am

EEEKK! I sqee’d myself.

7 debg 05.19.08 at 1:20 am

The BF could hear me squeeing through a closed door.

8 em 05.19.08 at 1:44 am

awwww! i love that this one has a mom! a huge polar bear is a way cuter swim teacher than flocke’s guys in khaki pants.

9 chanpon 05.19.08 at 1:52 am

Yes, indeed those pesky bears can’t seem to stay away from those pic-a-nic baskets. Just don’t let Ranger Smith see him.

10 berthaservant 05.19.08 at 1:53 am

The bear is Jewish and preparing to play the role of Baby Moses in the yeshiva’s upcoming production of “The Ten Commandments.”

11 Theresa 05.19.08 at 2:30 am

Eeeeeeek, sweet baby and his Mutti!! Too much!!!

12 kittymom 05.19.08 at 2:40 am

‘Basket eyes??? Bear paddle????’ Ehin.. THU-PLOOF Ded. Ded from CO.

13 Totalee Puppy 05.19.08 at 3:04 am

Ehn??? There is Stork Delivery of little polar bears? Where little polar bear would like to be delivered? Please note that Mama may have to go by truck…

14 Monica 05.19.08 at 3:13 am

So thrilled CO posted these pictures! There is a video that accompanies the basket portion. Poor Wilbar cried the whole time he was carried to the basket. Well…can you blame him? That guy carrying wasn’t mommy. Then to top it off, the vet snuck an injection between Wilbar’s shoulder blades while he was getting to know the basket. But then Wilbar was returned to mommy and all was well.

(the basket portion is near the end of this video)
http://www.wilhelma.de/nc/de/aktuelles-zu-wilbaer/videos.html

15 DaytimeDeb 05.19.08 at 3:15 am

First boxhab. Now we have basket-hab? And they are starting so young, too!

Seriously cute babeh.

16 Monica 05.19.08 at 3:17 am

erm…sorry, the link takes you to the general page of videos. The one with the basket is the one at the very bottom of the page. Click the picture.

17 Nicolletta 05.19.08 at 3:23 am

Baby Bear … swimming … to … Mama Bear … too … cute …

*splodes*

18 harlemgrrl 05.19.08 at 3:41 am

the video of his mom are just too sweet. she’s so gentle, even when picking him by the hiney.

19 harlemgrrl 05.19.08 at 3:57 am

picking him *up* i mean. d’oh!

20 ashagato 05.19.08 at 4:38 am

halemgrrl: snort! you made my hiccups come back :P

21 ashagato 05.19.08 at 4:39 am

see, i hiccuped when i was typing the “r” in your name!

22 Serena 05.19.08 at 4:59 am

WAY too cute. Especially the pictures with Mommy!

23 Marie 05.19.08 at 5:11 am

Can we just build a massive sanctuary for polar bears? I love them so much! I can’t handle the idea of them losing so much habitation. We humans owe them at least that. At least.

24 dape 05.19.08 at 6:45 am

I thought Germany had a temperate climate, what IS it with all the polar bears there?
In other news, squee!

25 gravyboat 05.19.08 at 7:14 am

I mean, for serious, can polar bears get any more AWESOME?!?!

26 Poohbear 05.19.08 at 8:16 am

This one has a momma, hurrayyy!!!

27 Subhangi 05.19.08 at 8:56 am

So young, and already a basket case. Tsk tsk. :P

He looks like white candy floss! SQUEEEEE! *glomp*

28 Kris 05.19.08 at 11:41 am

LOVE, love, love, love, love Polar Bears. Especially the babies. So beautiful!!!

29 Babs 05.19.08 at 1:08 pm

Verboten? Ha! Well, all right, I won’t chomp. Just a leetle neeble…

30 ThreeCatNight 05.19.08 at 1:49 pm

I want a Bear Basket at my front door, too!

[Careful whut yew wish fer, thar, missy. Them gits purty dam' BIG, an' purty dam' QWIK tew... - Ed.]

31 Kaya 05.19.08 at 3:23 pm

Ok, bear with me here:
He’s basking in the glory of attention!

*runs and hides from pudding*

32 jen 05.19.08 at 4:19 pm

i love mama bears. wouldn’t everyone love to have a mama bear watching out for them?

that first pic of baby – i thought for a split second it was a stuffed toy – his fur is so perfect!!!

adorable. absolutely adorable.

33 Katie 05.19.08 at 7:29 pm

SOOO Sweet.

34 zeldapie 05.19.08 at 9:27 pm

AAAAGH! Ich muss die Ohre nomen!

Nom
Nom
Nom

35 Babolove 05.20.08 at 10:13 pm

Polar Bears are very cute, but they are also endangered. Seeing them in captivity only reminds me that their natural habitat is disappearing do to climate change.

36 cromulent 05.21.08 at 3:02 am

WANT!!!

37 samerah 06.01.08 at 2:30 pm

The first picture is pretty and at the picture at the end is really cute wit the bears swimming in the pool!!!!!!!!!?

38 Cat Allergy 07.26.08 at 5:03 pm

Wow. How cute.

Funny how something goes from this totally adorable wittle thingie, to something you’d p$ss your pants if you met after they’ve grown up :)

39 clair 08.13.08 at 6:59 pm

save the polar bears

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