Gaze in Awe
Where else in the Northwest can you come nose-to-nose with a polar bear? Our Arctic Tundra. We’ve created a habitat just like the grassy tundra near Point Hope, Alaska – and filled it with massive muskoxen, an arctic fox and two playful polar bears.
🚧 The polar bear twins will be off and on exhibit temporarily as we enhance their habitat with a new, larger shade structure. Exactly when they are on exhibit will change daily depending on construction.
Discover the Tundra
A: Beary, beary carefully.
Our keepers love our bears, but caring for a large predator takes a lot of skill.
Meet Our Animals
Protecting Polar bears
THE THREAT: Polar bears need sea ice to find their main food – seals. Without it, they either swim to exhaustion or stay on land, too close to humans. But because of climate change, the Arctic sea ice is melting.
TAKE ACTION: It’s not too late. Save sea ice for polar bears by driving less, avoiding idling, lowering your thermostat, using LED bulbs, eating local and minimizing consumption. Together we can do it!