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Mathias57
July 5, 2026
Hiking
In the polar bear world "Franz Josef Land", it is possible to experience polar bears swimming underwater through a large viewing window. It was opened in May 2014. The facility is 1,700 m² in size and offers the mighty polar bears a varied landscape with rock and scree areas, waterfalls and streams. The water surface is 450 m². The largest diving pool is five meters deep.
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Randy
September 9, 2022
Hiking
If you're lucky, one of the polar bears will be very playful :)
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