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Polar bear Laerke gets her annual physical

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Polar bear Laerke given annual medical exam at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Washington. The 3-year-old has been living in the U.S. state with her twin sister since June 2023. Warming in the Arctic has threatened the traditional habitat of polar bears.

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Polar bear Laerke gets her annual physical

By Matt McKnight TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – Lying on her back, enormous paws in the air, Laerke the polar bear is being given her annual medical exam. It involves much the same as tests given to humans – blood, urine, heart. The difference? It takes a good half-dozen veterinary staff to turn her over. The recent exam at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, provided encouraging results for 3-year-old Laerke, who has been l…

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Washington polar bear cub Laerke receives encouraging results at annual physical exam

Laerke, a polar bear at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, underwent her annual medical exam with encouraging results, veterinarians said.

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