Credit © Ursula McDermott / Queens Zoo
The Queens Zoo released a short, heart-warming video this week featuring two young Andean bears having fun with a tree branch.
The video captured by a guest at the zoo shows the moment the bears found a limb and discovered how to turn it into a playful see-saw.
The pair includes Coya a female bear almost two years old (right), and Ransisku, a male almost four years old (left).
“As young bears, Coya and Ransisku are curious about everything in their environment,” said Mike Allen, Director of the Queens Zoo.
“While this particular interaction with the branch is unique and fun to watch, it’s very much in line with their natural instinct to explore, climb, and test their surroundings.”
“They’re learning about their habitat—and each other—every day.” (See the video below…)
Also known as spectacled bears for the distinctive white or cream-colored markings around their eyes, Andean bears are the only bear species native to South America.
Adults typically measure 5-6 feet long, and since they are highly arboreal, they rely on trees for nesting, foraging, resting—and playing, apparently.
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In the wild, you can find this bear species frolicking in the Tropical Andes mountains across Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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