Swimming with the polar bears......

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Swimming with polar bears ?
There's a place in the world where children can swim among polar bears.
Since July 2004, in the little town of Cochrane , northern Ontario ,
you can visit the Polar Bear Habitat
It's a kind of local zoo where people can live the once-in-a-lifetime
experience of an outdoor swim with polar bears.

Of course, the humans are in a different pool, separated from the bears'
habitat by just a layer of glass.

Can you see the water drops now?

There's a bullet proof, shatterproof glass that's almost 9 centimeters
[FONT=Comic
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ferocious carnivores.

It took 20 years for the Polar Bear Conservation and Education Habitat and
Heritage Village to get off the ground.

When it opened it attracted some 11,000 visitors in the first six months.




And now you're invited to go and swim with all those bears if you dare.

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That's just cool.
I've seen that idea used to create predator/prey exhibits at zoos/aquariums. This is just a cool step forward from that. I'd do it!

Though, they need to chill the people side water so it's more realistic! :D
 
trojan09;3603090; said:
looks like there is a glass between the polar bear and people
there is but they do get up close and personal.. just safe..
 
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Zoodiver;3603069; said:
That's just cool.
I've seen that idea used to create predator/prey exhibits at zoos/aquariums. This is just a cool step forward from that. I'd do it!

Though, they need to chill the people side water so it's more realistic! :D
so true... they should be swimming ..:D
 
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