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Kenda At 25 ©2009 Carol Morocco
Sumitted by Carol Morocco
Yes, Worcester, MA has a resident Polar Bear, and she recently celebrated a birthday. Kenda was born on December 1, 1983 and weighed only 20 oz. at birth. She is the only surviving daughter of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Another female cub died a few days after birth, but Kenda emerged from the den two months later to a crowd of 2,000 onlookers. Her name was chosen from among thousands of entries in a Name-the-Cub contest. Born at what is now known as the EcoTarium, she is the first Polar Bear born and raised in New England. The EcoTarium is the latest name of what was originally known as the Worcester Lyceum of Natural History, founded in 1825.
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