White polar bears die because of love loss that many people suffer

Szenja, a 21-year-old "polar bear" at SeaWorld Marine Park in San Diego (USA) was shocked and died after only a few weeks when her companion was a Snowflake male.

Snowflake has been a male bear who has been with Szenja since 1997. Snowflake was transferred to the Pittsburgh zoo to breed in late February this year. Up to this point, long-time couples have been separated for 2 months.

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About a week ago, Szenja's caretaker noticed that the bear stopped eating and began showing signs of coma. The reason is probably because Szenja is too "heartbroken" to suffer from the separation with Snowflake, his companion for more than 20 years.

Szenja was born in Germany in 1995. Soon after, it was taken to SeaWorld and never knew the wild life outside the zoo. Usually, white bears have a lifespan of 18 years in the wild, and 20-30 years in captivity. It is possible that Szenja's lifespan has decreased because of San Diego's climate which is not suitable for natural white bears.

White polar bears die because of love loss that many people suffer Picture 2 Szenja and SnowFlake.

In fact, people have a syndrome called "heart-broken syndrome", also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. People who suffer from this syndrome are heartbroken and seriously depressed.

Maybe, animals don't know what love is. But they certainly have an extremely strong mental connection. This is reflected in the times when humans separate captive animals for a long time: those who stay often give up, and it takes a while to return to normal.

Szenja's tragic death is a warning to zoos around the world, confining them after bars is not the right way. The lives of mammals are in the wild, not in the cramped cages, and day after day endure hundreds of eyes.

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