Sheba & Inuka

[ShadowWarrior]

Big Momma:

33 year old Sheba

Say a little prayer:

Sheba son...19 year old Inuka

Big white furry cute looking "torpedo":

[ShadowWarrior]

Dive dive dive!:


"Look at my white cute bum!":


Shot with Nikon D200 + Nikkor 70-300 VR.

That's all. Thanks for viewing.

[tanhb]

Originally Posted by ShadowWarrior Big Momma: 33 year old Sheba

Did the animal keeper explain why the fur is red? I thought the fur should be greenish (S'pore version) due to algae.

[ShadowWarrior]

Originally Posted by tanhb Did the animal keeper explain why the fur is red? I thought the fur should be greenish (S'pore version) due to algae.

Quote from wiki: "In 2004, Inuka and his mother had algae growing on their hair shafts and visitors thought that the zoo actually painted them green. The zoo said that the algae was harmless and singled out the hot, humid climate as the cause. To remove the algae, the zoo first sprayed Sheba with hydrogen peroxide and later sprayed Inuka."


More info about these two polar bears...Inuka

[Pearlang]

Good shots of Sheba and Inuka.

I was at the S'pore Zoo in Dec 08 and these 2 beauties are such an attraction.

[yellowlemonie]

Originally Posted by tanhb Did the animal keeper explain why the fur is red? I thought the fur should be greenish (S'pore version) due to algae.

maybe it's red algae this time?

[canon450D]

Baeutiful shots. How do you tell Sheba apart from Inuka?

[tanhb]

Originally Posted by canon450D Baeutiful shots. How do you tell Sheba apart from Inuka?

Sheba is the mother of Inuka. If I am not wrong, Inuka is 100% Singaporean (born in S'pore) holding the red passport.

Being a male polar bear, Inuka is much bigger in size than his mother Sheba.

[canon450D]

Thanks very much for your explanation. Is there any other way to tell Sheba and Inuka apart other than size? Thanks.

[ShadowWarrior]

thanks tanhb for the explanation. As to differentiate sheba and inuka, just looked at the color of their fur. inuka should be a bit whiter than his mom. The color of sheba fur should looked like in the first photo. And sheba likes to hide under the stone structure while inuka will pace to and fro at the enclosure.

But...the best way to differentiate the both is still to looked at their size. Inuka is way larger than his mom. Anyway, sheba birthday will be this coming saturday.

And yes...Inuka is a full fledged Singaporean.

[canon450D]

Originally Posted by ShadowWarrior thanks tanhb for the explanation. As to differentiate sheba and inuka, just looked at the color of their fur. inuka should be a bit whiter than his mom. The color of sheba fur should looked like in the first photo. And sheba likes to hide under the stone structure while inuka will pace to and fro at the enclosure. But...the best way to differentiate the both is still to looked at their size. Inuka is way larger than his mom. Anyway, sheba birthday will be this coming saturday. And yes...Inuka is a full fledged Singaporean.

Thank you for clarifying.

[baggiolee]

Inuka? i remember clearly there was once a naming contest in newspapers for a new born polar bear..and Inuka was chosen isn't? oh gosh 19yrs has passed already?

[canon450D]

Is the morning or afternoon a better time for photographing the two polar bears? I mean any issue of backlighting? Thank you.

[ShadowWarrior]

Originally Posted by canon450D Is the morning or afternoon a better time for photographing the two polar bears? I mean any issue of backlighting? Thank you.

The photos were taken during the final token feeding time at 4.45pm. I don't think there will be an issue with backlighting with the current weather condition and the enclosure is well shaded from the sun. It's more of the low light that you need to worry more. When I shot those underwater photos using the 70-300 VR, it was quite a struggle. Bumping the ISO helps though...

[jekyll69]

sheeba is so cute
i brought my 500d to the zoo weeks ago
and the glass panel wasn't really helpful
din take nice pictures

=[

[canon450D]

Originally Posted by ShadowWarrior The photos were taken during the final token feeding time at 4.45pm. I don't think there will be an issue with backlighting with the current weather condition and the enclosure is well shaded from the sun. It's more of the low light that you need to worry more. When I shot those underwater photos using the 70-300 VR, it was quite a struggle. Bumping the ISO helps though...

THanks for your reply. What ISO did you use for underwater shots?

[Evilmerlin]

Inuka should be getting his call up to Tekong soon.