COLUMBUS – A polar bear cub was born on Thanksgiving Day at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, officials announced.
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The cub was born at 12:43 a.m. to 13-year-old Aurora, who has previously given birth to three litters.
This is the first cub to be sired by 20-year-old Lee, who arrived at the Columbus zoo from the Denver Zoo in 2018.
Aurora and the cub will remain in a private denning area behind the scenes until spring.
In addition to this latest arrival, Aurora also gave birth to Nora, who now lives at Utah’s Hogle Zoo, and twins, Neva and Nuniq.
Neva now lives at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore with her half-sister, Amelia Gray, who was born at the Columbus zoo the same year to Anana, and Nuniq lives at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wis.