The journey continued from Sala to Orsa, where we visited the Orsa Bear Park. The park is nice with large areas for the animals to move around, but instead it becomes difficult to see the animals if they want to hide. We never saw the wolverines or the leopards. But we saw a lot of other wildlife. Keep up!
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Polar bears
We started by looking at the polar bears. What incredibly powerful animals these really are! It is truly fascinating to see them up close. This is the largest terrestrial predator in the world and a polar bear can grow up to 2.5 metres long and weigh up to 800 kg. They feed mostly on seals that they hunt from the ice, but they also eat dead whales and walruses, bird eggs, small animals and some plants, especially in summer.
To cope with the cold, they have both thick fur and a thick layer of fat. They also have small ears to prevent them from freezing in winter. The large frames work well both as snowshoes and as paddles in the water.
Siberian tigers in Orsa bear park
Orsa Bear Park also contains Siberian tigers. Today, the Siberian tiger is apparently found in the Amur-Ussuri region of eastern Russia. They have lighter orange fur than other tiger species, and also longer and thicker fur to cope with the Siberian cold. They are not small either! Siberian tigers can weigh up to 300 kg and stand up to 105 cm tall. In the wild, they live for about 15-20 years.
Under or over the fence
When we checked on the bears, they were quietly munching on apples, oranges, carrots and loaf of bread. A mother with three cubs was kept in a separate enclosure and stubbornly tried to get in with the other bears. The mum by trying to dig a hole under the fence and the cubs by trying to climb it. over …
Let's move on!
It was a nice and interesting visit to Orsa Bear Park, even though we didn't see all the animals we wanted to. Now we are moving on to new adventures. We end with a picture of Pontus as an Eskimo ...
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Anders och Birgitta says:
I see on the map that you are in Älvdalen. There should be a hell of a lot of pitches according to a newspaper we received. Are you standing on any of these, and if so, what are they like?
20 July 2010 - 9:07
admin says:
Right now we are actually staying at Caravan Club's campsite at Idre fjäll. We have booked some activities here and this would be the closest place to stand... We also have a great need for electricity when we are travelling with two teenage boys (mobiles, video games, music...) so there will probably be more campsites than usual, although there may be pitches as well.
20 July 2010 - 9:13
Jennifer - Lola May says:
How cute they are! Must be hot for them now.
Yes, there are far too many rules in Sweden, but at the same time the country is kept very clean and tidy, which is positive. Thailand has rules, but no one cares.
20 July 2010 - 9:19
Alexandra says:
Oh how cute they are. Those tigers are so beautiful. Cool. Hope you are doing well! 🙂
20 July 2010 - 11:40
Just Another Crazy Blonde - With Just Another Stupid Blog says:
They are so powerful! You don't want to meet them in the forest 😀.
22 July 2010 - 15:33
Boman says:
Funny! You have almost the same picture of the polar bear as I do. Because that's the little guy, right?
27 August 2010 - 0:20