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A Queensland theme park is celebrating after a polar bear gave birth to two lovely cubs last week. The cubs were delivered from 16-year-old polar bear Liya at Sea World on the Gold Coast in the early hours of last Wednesday.
A Sea World spokesperson said both cubs are doing really well so far. “They are making all the right noises and feeding on mum's milk,”the spokesperson said. The twins are the third and fourth cubs to be born at the park's Polar Bear Shores exhibit since it opened in 2000.Henry and another cub —which didn't survive —were born in 2013 to Liya.
Marine scientist Trevor Long said their delivery is important to the long-term survival of polar bears. “There are not a lot of theme parks keeping polar bears in the world,” he said. “There are about 22,000 to 30,000 polar bears in the world— they are listed as the animals in danger, and it's very important for people to take action now. During the recent years, we're seeing a much shorter winter and these bears are not being able to reach their full potential.”
The new cubs are being cared for by their mother in a specially made cage. Sea World staff are looking after them with great care. Mr Long said the first couple of weeks are important to the bears’ survival and staff are content with the cubs at this stage. Both bears were born blind and weighed about just over half a kilogram. Like their older brother Henry, the cubs are expected to weigh around 250kg by the time they are two and a half years old. Mr Long said both cubs will be moved to a public show sometime in September if everything goes well.