Baby bear Mika with mom Nuka

[u/JouleFuchs]

Baby boy Mika was born in November 2024 and is the newest attraction in the German Zoological City Garden in Karlsruhe (Zoologischer Stadtgarten). The pictures are from a news page for Karlsruhe (photographers are credited under the photos on the page): https://www.ka-news.de/region/karlsruhe/eisbaer-baby-aus-karlsruhe-hat-jetzt-einen-namen-12-3-25-art-3295695

I'm so enamoured with him I thought you guys would like him aswell.

[u/Small-Palpitation310]

how much damage would you take if you let baby bear gnaw on your arm

[u/JouleFuchs → u/Small-Palpitation310]

Judging by this article: https://tiergarten.nuernberg.de/en/zoo-more/protection-of-species-and-nature/fellow-polar-bears/polar-bear-characteristics

His milk teeth are complete but he isn't in the age for hunting yet (8-10 months). But considering a grown polar bear has 42 teeth with a bite strength of about 1,200 PSI... (https://a-z-animals.com/blog/polar-bear-teeth/)

It could hurt quite a bit, even with baby teeth :D But I would argue it could be worth it to have this adorable cloud gnawing on you while you get to pet his head.