Highland Wildlife Park shares adorable new images of UK’s youngest polar bear

A preferred Scottish wildlife park has shared extra lovely photos of its polar bear cub – together with one the place the cheeky little ball of fur could be seen sticking his tongue out for the digicam.

The UK's youngest polar bear was born on the Highland Wildlife Park in December and has simply emerged from the birthing den the place he spent the festive interval and the month of January snuggled up along with his mom Victoria.

Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) run website close to Kingussie is providing individuals the possibility to fulfill and title the three-month-old cub, after a prize draw was launched final week to assist construct Scotland’s Wildlife Discovery Centre on the park.

Take a look at that wee face! (Picture: RZSS)

With only one week left to enter, The RZSS mentioned that each donation made to the draw will likely be doubled due to one of many wildlife conservation charity’s beneficiant supporters, with the winner serving to keepers select the right title for the three-month-old male cub.

Yow will discover out extra in regards to the prize draw and enter for simply £5 at crowdfunder.co.uk/name-our-cub. Entries shut on March 17.

Public viewing remains to be closed to present Victoria and her teen plenty of peace and quiet. In a couple of weeks, the cub will likely be launched to his massive outside enclosure, the place the general public will be capable of attempt to spot him.

The little cub tucks into some meals along with his mum (Picture: RZSS)

The youthful brother of the now well-known Hamish, who turned the primary polar bear cub born within the UK within the final 25 years, the cub was the product of the pairing of mum Victoria and Dad Arktos.

It was revealed the little cub was a male not too long ago (Picture: RZSS)

Scotland’s Wildlife Discovery Centre will value £5.6 million in whole and is supported by the Nationwide Lottery Heritage Fund, intentions to award from the Pure and Cultural Heritage Fund, led by NatureScot and supported by the European Improvement Fund (ERDF), and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, in addition to gamers of Folks's Postcode Lottery and SSE Renewables.

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