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Saint Louis Zoo announces arrival of new female polar bear

Headline from KBSI Cape Girardeau

ST. LOUIS, Mo., (KBSI) — The Saint Louis Zoo is preparing to welcome a new polar bear this fall as part of a breeding program aimed at protecting the threatened species. Laerke, a 5-year-old female polar bear, is expected to arrive from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington.

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  1. FOX 2 St. Louis

    Saint Louis Zoo welcomes new polar bear this fall (opens FOX 2 St. Louis)

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    FOX 2 St. Louis's feed description

    The Saint Louis Zoo will welcome a new polar bear, a 5-year-old female named Laerke, to its grounds later this fall.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    A new polar bear is coming to St. Louis Zoo later this fall (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Laerke, a 5-year-old polar from Tacoma, Washington, will soon join Kallu in the McDonnell Polar Bear Point.

  3. KBSI Cape Girardeau

    Saint Louis Zoo announces arrival of new female polar bear (opens KBSI Cape Girardeau)

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    KBSI Cape Girardeau's feed description

    ST. LOUIS, Mo., (KBSI) — The Saint Louis Zoo is preparing to welcome a new polar bear this fall as part of a breeding program aimed at protecting the threatened species. Laerke, a 5-year-old female polar bear, is expected to arrive from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    St. Louis Zoo to welcome female polar bear this fall (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The population of polar bears at the St. Louis Zoo is about to grow from one to two. And if everything works out, the two will get together and make even more polar bears.

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