Zookeepers baffled by bare bears at zoo in Leipzig
 A Spectacled bear named Dolores walks around her enclosure at the zoo in the eastern German city of Leipzig / AFP |
- Zoo bears lose all of their body hair
- Some experts blame a genetic defect
- Bears do not seem to be suffering
YOU would have thought a fur coat would have been the ultimate bear necessity.
But not for unfortunate Dolores, who has lost all her body hair and has been left with just a few tufts around her head.
Vets have been left baffled by the condition of the spectacled bear, who lives at a zoo in Leipzig.
And Dolores isn't the only one. The sudden hair loss has affected all female bears at the zoo.
Some experts believe it could be due to a genetic defect although the animals do not seem to be suffering from any other affliction.
The bears normally have fluffy dark brown fur and would now be growing a thicker coat to keep warm during the winter.
Instead they have developed nasty rashes and inflammations.
Unfortunately for the bears, their lack of hair has been pulling in the crowds, with hundreds more people than normal visiting the zoo to see the bare, wrinkly animals.
Hopefully the zoo will be turning up the heat in their enclosure as the German winter approaches.
Spectacled bears are native to South America and are sometimes called Andean bears, after the mountain range they occupy.
They are South America's only native bear and they're typically distinguishable by eyeglass-shaped markings on their faces.
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Ok maybe the bears have the same problem the Chupacabra has as mentioned in my past post.. Looks like similar grey skin or a bad case of the mange... Animals also lose their fur when they get lice & mites, but I guess the vets would of discovered this if that was the case.
If I was a zoo I would not be announcing this to the world that their bears are unhealthy. Doesn't look good at all. They say genetic defect? But why is that it's just happened now in their adult stage? Is this the first time it's happened and are they all doing it at once? Are all the female bears related, inbred perhaps? Poor bears & they got a rash too & it's coming into winter.. Its as if their coats are doing a reverse and moulting instead of growing a thicker coat. Someone's Nanna knit them a cardigan and buy them some Rogain ! I think it's time to call in the dermatologist! :(
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But not for unfortunate Dolores, who has lost all her body hair and has been left with just a few tufts around her head.
Vets have been left baffled by the condition of the spectacled bear, who lives at a zoo in Leipzig.
And Dolores isn't the only one. The sudden hair loss has affected all female bears at the zoo.
Some experts believe it could be due to a genetic defect although the animals do not seem to be suffering from any other affliction.
The bears normally have fluffy dark brown fur and would now be growing a thicker coat to keep warm during the winter.
Instead they have developed nasty rashes and inflammations.
Unfortunately for the bears, their lack of hair has been pulling in the crowds, with hundreds more people than normal visiting the zoo to see the bare, wrinkly animals.
Hopefully the zoo will be turning up the heat in their enclosure as the German winter approaches.
Spectacled bears are native to South America and are sometimes called Andean bears, after the mountain range they occupy.
They are South America's only native bear and they're typically distinguishable by eyeglass-shaped markings on their faces.
Shared From : Weird True Freaky - NEWS.com.au
Related Coverage:
- Meet the bear with no hair Daily Telegraph, 5 Nov 2009
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Ok maybe the bears have the same problem the Chupacabra has as mentioned in my past post.. Looks like similar grey skin or a bad case of the mange... Animals also lose their fur when they get lice & mites, but I guess the vets would of discovered this if that was the case.
If I was a zoo I would not be announcing this to the world that their bears are unhealthy. Doesn't look good at all. They say genetic defect? But why is that it's just happened now in their adult stage? Is this the first time it's happened and are they all doing it at once? Are all the female bears related, inbred perhaps? Poor bears & they got a rash too & it's coming into winter.. Its as if their coats are doing a reverse and moulting instead of growing a thicker coat. Someone's Nanna knit them a cardigan and buy them some Rogain ! I think it's time to call in the dermatologist! :(
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Bare-faced: Dolores has a condition which means she has gone totally bald
Wrinkly: All the female bears at the zoo have the same condition. They have become a bit of a crowd puller
Where's my fur coat gone? Dolores still has a ring of fur around her face. She lethal claws are clearly visible
Full head of hair: These is how Dolores would have looked before she lost her fur. The spectacled bears have a thick, dark coat normally
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