Brumas
am 08.04.2007 von http://transblawg.eu
For obvious reasons, I've been trying to remember Brumas's name. I remember going to see him when he was the most famous animal in Britain. I didn't realize he was female, though.
Brumas: Brumas was the first Polar Bear to be born at the ZSL London Zoo (1949?). “He” was said to be a male, but it was later confirmed that she was in fact a female. However, the public was not informed of this “sex-change” for several months. Brumas …
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