In a ceremony Thursday morning, the Toronto Zoo and Brig.-Gen. David Patterson of the Canadian Forces unveiled the new cub’s name and announced her promotion — to the rank of private.
“Personally, I’ve never been to a polar bear adoption ceremony before, so this is a first for me as well,” said Patterson.
He said Juno was named in honour of Juno Beach — the code name given to Canadian soldiers’ designated landing area on D-Day — because she was born on Remembrance Day 2015. The Toronto Zoo has regularly hosted Remembrance Day ceremonies.
“Officials with the Toronto Zoo decided that Juno would be an appropriate name for the young bear,” Patterson said. They then contacted the Forces to ask if they’d adopt her as an official mascot.
Juno has had a tumultuous life. Her twin sister did not survive her first 24 hours, despite their mother Aurora’s “perfect maternal instincts,” according to the Toronto Zoo, so Juno was moved to the intensive care unit of the Zoo’s Wildlife Health Centre. Nonetheless, she is currently in excellent health and weighs more than 10 kilograms.
Like babies of any species, Juno still needs plenty of sleep, say zoo officials. The cub’s schedule usually involves a nap after each meal, with a good measure of play time squeezed in, too.
Juno has been moved to the Polar Bear House at the zoo and will now be visible to the public at select times on weekends starting this Saturday at 10 a.m.
The zoo’s Tundra Trek exhibit, which includes the polar bear enclosure, is geared toward educating visitors about environmental threats to Arctic animal habitats.
“One of the Toronto Zoo's main missions is to bring awareness of the plight of polar bears in the wild,” said zoo CEO John Tracogna. “[The] Tundra Trek area focuses on climate change and its effects on species conservation within this region.”
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