Gold Coast theme parks: Tigers and polar bears celebrate their birthdays

Three of the Gold Coast’s best-loved exotic animals have celebrated their birthdays this weekend

THREE of the Gold Coast’s best-loved exotic animals have celebrated birthdays this weekend with some colourful gifts.

Despite being closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s theme parks have held isolation birthday parties for their beloved creatures.

Dreamworld tigers Zakari and Javi celebrate their first birthday early over the weekend. Picture: Supplied

At Dreamworld, tigers Zakari and Javi marked their first birthday with a stack of gifts at the northern Gold Coast theme park.

They were joined by fellow young tiger Khan who was given a gift a month before his birthday on May 26.

Mishka the polar bear celebrated her third birthday at Sea World on the Gold Coast over the weekend.

“During our temporary closure, the team are making sure they keep up with their daily enrichment,” Dreamworld said in a Facebook post today.

Meanwhile, at Sea World, Mishka the Pola Bear celebrated her third birthday party.

Despite the park being closed, its staff threw Mishka a special isolation birthday party at the Polar Bear Shores enclosure.

Mishka with her favourite gift.

The birthday festivities included presents with a giant yellow float quickly becoming her new favourite toy and a host of her favourite treats including watermelon.

Mishka is Sea World’s youngest polar bear and weighs 222kgs.