Bearing Hope: Polar Bear Denning at the Columbus Zoo

This fall, guests to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Polar Frontier region may notice that Lee and Aurora, the Zoo’s resident polar bears, are separated. Why? Because Aurora has begun the annual behavior of denning. While we will not know for sure until November or December, Animal Care and Animal Health teams at the Columbus Zoo remains cautiously optimistic that a new cub is on the way! 

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