A polar bear cub, gifted by Russia, couldn’t survive the Madras heat
To mark the centenary of the Madras Zoo, the Madras Corporation requested the Moscow Zoo for a polar bear as a gift. In October 1955, a polar bear cub arrived in Madras. But it died in the summer of 1959, though it was housed in a ‘polar weather enclosure’
To mark the centenary of the Madras Zoo, the Madras Corporation requested the Moscow Zoo for a polar bear as a gift. In October 1955, a polar bear cub arrived in Madras. But it died in the summer of 1959, though it was housed in a ‘polar weather enclosure’
