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Bear in ‘Cute, Slowed-Down’ Winter Mode Loafs on Frozen Pond
A large, fluffy bear enjoyed lazily snacking and loafing in its icy sanctuary in upstate New York this February.This footage released on Saturday, February 8, by the Orphaned Wildlife Center shows a 17-year-old Syrian brown bear named Jenny nibbling on plants and licking a frozen pond in Otisville.The wildlife sanctuary clarified that wild bears do not technically hibernate, as once thought, but rather enter a state of torpor wherein they can sleep for up to 100 days.Bears in captivity, however, remain relatively active in winter, the sanctuary said. “Jenny is displaying some cute, slowed-down winter behavior,” wrote the Orphaned Wildlife Center on YouTube.Founded by Jim Kowalczik, Susan Kowalczik, and Kerry Clair in 2015, the Orphaned Wildlife Center nurtures its animal residents, in the hope they can be returned to the wild.The center often shares videos and updates about the animals in its care to its YouTube channel and Facebook pages. Credit: Orphaned Wildlife Center via Storyful