Qannik, a five-month-old polar bear cub, was discovered as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April 2011.
Qannik was shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary digs at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 28, 2011.
An adult male polar bear weighs around 350-680 kg (770-1,500 lb) while an adult female is about half that size.
The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species with 8 of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in decline, according to IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group.
Qannik, a five-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April 2011, is transported in this handout photograph released to Reuters on June 29, 2011. Qannik was shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary digs at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, late June 28, 2011.ReutersQannik, a five-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April 2011, is seen in a cage in this handout photograph released to Reuters on June 29, 2011. Qannik was shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary digs at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, late June 28, 2011.ReutersQannik, a five-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April 2011, is transferred onto a UPS Boeing 747-400 in this handout photograph released to Reuters on June 29, 2011. Qannik was shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary digs at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, late June 28, 2011.ReutersQannik, a five-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April 2011, is seen in a cage in this handout photograph released to Reuters on June 29, 2011. Qannik was shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary digs at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, late June 28, 2011.ReutersQannik, a 5-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April, is seen in this handout released to Reuters on June 24, 2011. A zoo official said Qannik will be shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary home at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development in the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky.ReutersQannik, a 5-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April, is seen in this handout released to Reuters on June 24, 2011. A zoo official said Qannik will be shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary home at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development in the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky.ReutersQannik, a five-month-old polar bear cub found as an orphan on Alaska's North Slope in April 2011, is transported in this handout photograph released to Reuters on June 29, 2011. Qannik was shipped on a UPS Boeing 747-400 from her temporary digs at the Alaska Zoo to the Glacier Run development at the Louisville Zoo in Louisville, Kentucky, late June 28, 2011.Reuters
