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Pike the polar bear frolics in zoo's manmade snow [Photos]
Fri, Nov 16 2012 at 11:15 AM
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Not quite the North Pole, but close enough
Pike, a 30-year-old polar bear, relaxes atop a pile of manmade snow inside his enclosure on Nov. 15 at the San Francisco Zoo in California.
Zoo staff celebrated the longevity of Pike and his 32-year-old roommate Ulu by dumping 10 tons of freshly blown snow and several fishy ice block treats into their habitat.
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Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Celebrating San Francisco's elderly polar bears
A very happy Pike rolls around in the manmade snow inside his enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo.
Given that the typical life expectancy of a wild polar bear is 15 years, Pike and Ulu are some of the oldest bears residing in an accredited U.S. zoo.
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Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Icy fish treats
Pike gnaws on a frozen block of fish while exploring and frolicking in his enclosure's new pile of manmade snow.
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It should be a controlled habitat that maintains the best polar bear conditions all the time. Nice of them, but it shouldn't just be a treat.