Sea World polar bear cub makes public debut

GET ready for cuteness overload. Polar bear cub Mishka will make her public debut at Sea World this weekend. And she’s grown so much!

The latest photo of baby polar bear cub Mishka.

POLAR bear cub Mishka will make her public debut at Sea World this weekend.

The four-month-old will arrive at Polar Pre-School from tomorrow, a specially designed area which allows for Mishka to explore new substrates and learn to swim under the watchful eye of mum, Liya.

First Access Tours will commence daily, currently eligible for VIP Pass holders.

Sea World Curator of Mammals, Mitchell Leroy said Mishka had started exploring Polar Pre-School away from the public eye.

The latest photo of baby polar bear cub Mishka.

“At first she was a bit nervous heading out onto the exhibit, but after watching and learning from mum, her confidence grew and she began to really enjoy spending time in the paddle pool,” he said.

“This is a huge milestone in her development and I can’t wait for our guests to be able to witness her as she plays and interacts with mum.

“She is continuing to grow significantly in size and is now weighing roughly 25 kilograms and starting to interact with solid foods including fish, beef and pork.

“I think everyone will fall in love with Mishka and that’s a great situation for all Polar Bears as she will help to raise awareness and create empathy for this vulnerable species.”

General Manager of Village Roadshow Theme Parks Bikash Randhawa said it was a “blockbuster year” for the Main Beach theme park

“Village Roadshow will produce something out of this world,” he said.

“Mishka coming out to the public will be a spectacular moment, she is unbelievably cute.

“We’re also launching a Paw Patrol show these school holidays which will become a permanent fixture at the park and a multimillion-dollar water wet zone in October.

Little Mishka when her name was revealed.

“In terms of investment, no other tourism facility is investing as heavily as we (Village Roadshow) are.”

The Polar Bears at Sea World are ambassadors for their species and play a vital role in raising awareness of the effects of global warming.

Current research indicates that Polar Bear numbers in the wild are declining, with 20,000 — 25,000 bears remaining worldwide.

The cub when she first emerged from the den.

The cub while she was still in the den