Born last month at the Scandinavian Wildlife Park in Copenhagen, little Siku (it means “sea ice”) wasn’t getting enough milk from his mother, so keepers are giving him 24-hour care until he’s big enough to rejoin the family (contrary to the video’s title, he’s not an orphan). Listen closely for some classic honk-shuu action!
Also, check out the photo gallery at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Gimme-gimme-gimme *grabie hands* I just want to cuddle that wee little bear for a few minutes. He needs a teddy bear to snuggle up with while he’s snoozzzing.
Oh my, that was just so much fuzzy bear. What a way to start the day!
I thought the tongue action alone was redonk, and the he’s sucking on the finger! Ultra cute.
“ultra-cute” is an excellent description of Siku !!!
Also I think he is the newest model of Steiff bear. See below.
(I apologize for the length of the url. It was the one which turned up when
I specified a *white* Steiff bear image)
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=steiff+teddy+bear+white&um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ADSA_en&biw=1131&bih=620&tbm=isch&tbnid=EUk9unFWEqhODM:&imgrefurl=http://www.polyvore.com/steiff_lizzy_teddy_bear_white/thing%3Fid%3D41862146&docid=SK3pIWeKWQ-eCM&imgurl=http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing%253F.out%253Djpg%2526size%253Dl%2526tid%253D41862146&w=300&h=300&ei=9fX1Tv_VGdKisQKl1IThAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=140&sig=110397075598343120694&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=166&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0&tx=41&ty=71
This has keeled me. I am ded.
omg the belleh!! the str-eeee-tch !! the rolling around!! what i would give to plant my face right in that furry little neck!
YES!!!! x1000!!!!!
First thing I thought was OMGPBB. (omg polar bear belly)
I know, that cute little tummy…so needs some scratching.. etc.
finally…i just kept thinkin’ give the baby a binkie…and maybe a sheepskin instead of a floormat…
He’s wearing his own fur onsie so he’s probably warm enough but yes, a binkie would be good….
Oh, GET OUT! *Elaine Benes shove*
My thoughts exactly!
That is one adorably ruint baby bear.
so so sweet and cuddlesome.
but in 2 years, he’ll be eating seals.
LOL, shouldn’t laugh but very funny. a true cynic in our midst…
I for one find our future “godless killing machine” (not my words, Colbert’s) utterly adorable and irresistible.
For now…
I can hardly wait ! But enjoy the little guy while he is still sweet and innocent !!
Forever! One of the things I love most about Polar Bears is that they are so frakin’ cute yet at the same time they are one of the most dangerous animals (to humans) on the planet. Love love love ‘em!
love that his movements are just like any kind of baby: human, dog, cat, etc. i mean my daughter did all that when she was within me and also out, all you mommas or blessed animal raiser-uppers will recognize it.
this baby has kind of a rectangular little tongue. don’t recall that p art…
Ahahahaha!! When the cub looked like he was about to roll off the table, I had a flashback to trying to keep my daughter from rolling off of the changing table and the sort. Oh, good times.
O.k. how did that guy in the video keep his face out of that belleh ??????
You don’t know what happened 30 seconds after they turned the camera off…
I was marvelling at the self control, that he didn’t at least rub it!!! Such a round wittle belly welly!
Exactly!!! Snorgle snorgle.
That man clearly belongs in the Men of Cute Overload calendar!
Agree!
Any man who would give a polar bear a back rub clearly belongs in the calendar!
I just checked and there is no bebbeh polar bear on my dining room table. Life is so unfair! *pout*
On the other hand, how lovely that we all get to share in the joy of this video. What on earth did we do before the interwebs were invented???
We had to cut down trees, spray ink all over them into patterns of static images or mutually agreed on symbols that describe in second hand account of what happened.
I saw this yesterday and I’m still cleaning my brain bits from the walls.
It’s not in Copenhagen. It’s outside an itty bitty town called Kolind. Copenhagen is just the capital of Denmark, where Kolind also happens to be.
Cute polar cub though. It’s on the news a lot here ^.^
This is much, much more cute than human beings can bear. I am not able to go on living after viewing this. Will someone volunteer to take care of my cats?
I will.
(speaking from the beyond) Thank you, Mary! You’ll find them pretty easy to care for. I left all my money on the dining room table for food and litter.
Skippymom is actually hanging out drinking mulled wine in the Mod Lounge.
Oh, she changed from the gin? *runs away, grinning*
It’s actually mulled gin.
heads on over to the mod lounge…gin or wine
I’m down. And maybe I’ll find a cute polar bear on my way there?
I NEEEED to snorgle that bebeh bear belleh!!!!!
My thoughts exachary!
OMG that suckling sound. That would soothe my sleep any night.
Him sounds like a Polar Bear Motor Boat…
I remember that sound from the famous Klondike and Snow videos. They make that sound to comfort themselves, is what I recall from the video.
AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHJAHAKHAHAH!!!!1!
Is that Danish?
What, no, a-ha is from Norway
LMAO!!!!!
Not enough milk? That bebeh is so roly-poly he almost roly-ed off the table!!
On another note, I wish I had a nice man with interesting accent tickling me to sleep.. *sigh*
Don’t we all? *sighing in sympathy*
(some of the guys here might not want that)
ROFLMAO! Too truw Skippymom TOO True
That’s absolutely true, Skippy, WE DON’T WANT THAT !!!!
TUMMEH!
You can just hear the ehn, ehn, ehn (or maybe my ‘magination is makin the sound) as the bebeh tries to roll over, but that snorgible belleh is just in the way.
Translation:
“What’s up, you wanna lie on your stomach again?”
“I should have never let you in, it’s gonna go all bad [meant in a lovely way when Siku is sleeping on his stomach, as if the man thinks it's too cosy for both of them]“.
“Aarh, no reason to fall down now” as Siku almost rolls off table.
And, as the man scratches Sikus tummy, almost whispering: “That’s nice right, yes, very nice”
Thank you, sincerely, for the translation.
I second Rumi’s thanks.
Bear-hanced bare handed bear handler!
The tongue! The tocks! The belleh! The stretch! The handsome hands! Oh. Wait. My attention wandered a bit there.
Totally understandable, Juno. My thoughts travelled along exactly those same lines.
AAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!! Knut is back!
Wouldn’t it be really awesome if it could be determined that this baby was in fact the reincarnation of Knut?
Knut, barooooooooo!
*snif*
Oh man! I was thinking the same thing. RIP, Knutling. Welcome to the world, Siku.
OMG he looks like an adorable abominable snow-monster!
That I want to squeeze!
Adorminable?
Abdominable.
You win.
*unbecoming touchdown dance*
*snerk*
Hmmmm;……..Mebbee he Will be eating seals in two years………
But he is just doing what God created him to do: being the best little polar bear he can;
(Wish I could say the same: that I am being the bestest Hyuoomin Bein that I can……
Just seem to fall short sometimes…….Oh well; just gotta keep on trying…..!)
I so hear you, cheshirekettehkat. Although, sometimes, rather than short, I seem to fall flat on my face. Darn temper!! I just keep working on it, and try to celebrate the small improvements that I make. *sigh*
I. Want. That. Job.
Will work for free ! Will pay to do eet !
ahhhhhhhhhhhh. all the stress of the holiday season just ebbed awaaaaay.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
thank you CO and merry chrihtmaht!
has anyone else clicked on the snowflake in the bar under the video? Cute effect!
yes! Thanks for letting us know. Didn’t even notice it the first time. Nice effect indeed.
Little Siku *should* have snowflakes — he IS a polar bear after all. Plus he just wanted to catch some on his lovely little rectangular tongue!
ALL the YouTube vids have that now. I have made it snow on LOLcats and on Handel’s Messiah.
I love it when critters sleep with the tip of their tongue sticking out; I don’t know why, it just looks so cute to me! Such a sweet little bear!
I have never wanted to poke anything more in my entire life.
Nice job, CuteOverload. Kill me right before Christmas!
All part of the friendly service!
Oh my gosh! That belleh – snorgle time! Sooo adorable !
Oh my word! I had a very stress-day today, and coming home and seeing the adorable li’l bear bein’ all cute and kid-like really helped me relax! Thank you, C.O.!
Hands down, that was the cutest item of the year! Adorubls…I am killed dead with the cuteness factor. MADE MY DAY!
Now, how do I re-do my entire life so I can get a job like that?
The “honk-shuu” with the TONGUE sticking out! Kilt me ded! *collapses*
hauls out the Hello Kitty Defibrillatorthingamajig and the mop.
We were all so cute when we were small…
I have no doubts, that YOU were cute. ME?? see the below.
(Note: the image pretty nearly fills your screen, so be prepared !!!!)
http://www.ronwhitetraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Tasmanian-Devil.jpg
in our polar bear jamoots…
Jamoots?
MASSIVE bonus tongue ACTION.
Hope I get one under the tree. I miss Knut.
What a cute little tummy, it makes you want to rub and tickle it and just hug the baby WHAT A CUTIE!
HAS ANYONE NOTICED ? In the opening picture he looks like he’s Break Dancing !!
i want one for christmas and one for every holiday- ummmmmmm
Going to sleep now, and hoping that Santa leaves me a cute little Polar Bear under the tree…or on my dining table… whatever. I know my cats will be pissed that I let the Polar Bear up on the table, but OMG DIDYOUSEEHOWCUTEHEIS????
Several points need to be made: 1. The only reason this video was made was so that those people could show off to the world their cool job & make everyone jealous. I hate them!
2.On the other hand (excuse the pun) I want to see who the nice looking hands belong to! I am torn people, torn!
3. How can something so cute be on earth and their still be this many people on the planet. Surely at least a billion person’s brains have exploded since this vid was posted.
4.Ehn!
Siku made the Today show! December 27th, with the face belonging to those hands.
I think we need a new tag–TV Stars.
Teh most cuteful creature alive.
And the ‘tocks! Oh I die from teh cute
I have officially died from cuteness overload. I hope you’re happy C.O.
Look at that belly . . . .just made for scratchin’ . . . if it weren’t for his little limbs, he’d roll right off the table like a hamster ball . . . so cute . . .my Christmas is complete
Here’s the webpage of the Skandinavisk Dyrepark, with more photos and a video of Siku being fed:
http://www.skandinaviskdyrepark.dk/index.dsp?area=399
I like the very last scene, where the man scratches Siku behind the ear…
Oh, Siku is so adorable! How I wish that Knut was still here ;( By the way, have you heard about the tiny polar bear cub that’s born here in Finland? I do not know yet whether it is a boy or a girl, and it is so young and vulnerable that we should really hope for the best and keep our fingers crossed that we could see a great survival <3 check it out! http://ranuazooblog.com/blog/
On a more serious note – this is why we should care about global warming. These guys live at ground zero for climate issues, and it’s getting worse. They’re going to go extinct if their habitat continues to deteriorate.