Twins Astra and Laerke were separated when Laerke needed special care for health issues, but they're getting to know one another again now.
has reunited two twin polar bears after they were separated at birth following a medical emergency nearly three years ago.
The twin bears, named Astra and Laerke, had been separated since just a few days after their birth when an emergency required Laerke to receive special care 24/7, making it impossible for her to stay with her parents and sibling. By the time Laerka recovered enough to join her family, the twins’ mother, Suka, no longer recognized her.
“Suka is a great mother and very protective of Laerke’s sister, Astra, but it’s clear that she no longer recognizes Laerke as her cub,” Scott Carter, chief life sciences officer for the Detroit Zoological SocietyBecause of this, Laerke has been in a separate area of the zoo since
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