Wilbar

Wilbär is a polar bear who was born in captivity at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart, Germany on 10 December 2007.[1] Wilbär made his first public appearance on 16 April 2008, swimming alongside his mother. His name comes from combining the name of the zoo with the German word for bear (Bär).[1][2] Zoo officials have registered the name as a trademark.[1]

In May 2009, Wilbär left Wilhelma Zoo and was shipped to Orsa Grönklitt wildlife park in Sweden.[3][4] There he is paired with Ewa, from the Rotterdam Zoo, and received many gifts from Germany on his birthday.[5] In spring 2011, zoo officials thought Ewa might be pregnant.[6]