Candy The sun bear

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted September 24, 2017153 views3 comments

Candy, was a sun bear at the Miller Park Zoo. At 33 years she was the oldest sun bear in North America. The average life span is 23 years. She passed away recently. This photo was taken some years ago.

Canon PS S2
1/125 @ F-3/5
72mm

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3 comments

Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on September 24, 2017 at 4:23 PM

What a sweet looking old girl! Love all her wrinkles....she looks like she had a lot of character! crying

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 24, 2017 at 6:00 PM

Wrinkles are cool and this bear portrait is special. Very nice picture for remembering this bear.....................Jim

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 26, 2017 at 12:49 AM

This is such a sweet portrait John. I love the wrinkled forehead. Nice catch light in her eye. Looks like she may have cataracts.

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