Adorable baby polar bear makes a splash at Mulhouse zoo
Female Polar bear cub Nanuq (polar bear in the Inuit language), born on November 7, 2016, plays in the water with it's mother Sesi during it's first presentation to the public to mark the international polar bear day at the zoo of Mulhouse. (Vincent Kessler / REUTERS)
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Female Polar bear cub Nanuq (polar bear in the Inuit language), born on November 7, 2016, plays in the water with it's mother Sesi during it's first presentation to the public to mark the international polar bear day at the zoo of Mulhouse. (Vincent Kessler / REUTERS)
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Nanuq, a polar bear cub was born on November 7, 2016. (Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
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Sessi, a female polar bear cub, shakes water off her fur at the Mulhouse zoo. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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Nanuq, a polar bear cub born on November 7 at the Mulhouse zoo in France, was presented for the first time to the public in her enclosure with her mother, Sessi. (Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
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The cub’s debut was a highlight of the International Polar Bear Day initiated by Polar Bears International, an NGO that works to protect polar bears in the wild. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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Female Polar bear cub Nanuq, plays in the water with its mother Sesi during her first presentation to the public to mark the international polar bear day. (Vincent Kessler / REUTERS)
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The cub, which weighed only 400 grams at birth, has now grown to 15 kilograms. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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Nanuq, a polar bear cub, is pictured with her mother Sessi, at the Mulhouse zoo. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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In 2016, 15 polar bear cubs were born in animal parks within Europe, of which only six survived. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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Nanuq, loves playing with her mother Sessi, in the water at the Mulhouse zoo. (Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
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Polar bears are marine mammals, and spend much of their time in the water. (Sebastien Bozon/ AFP)
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Nanuq, a polar bear cub, follows her mother Sessi, wherever she goes at the Mulhouse zoo. (SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
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Mother Sessi, takes rest while the cub plays around at the Mulhouse zoo. (Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
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