Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs (R and C) play near their mother ''Rara'' at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2009. The twins, born in December, were recently named ''Ikor'' and ''Kiroru.'' Ikor means ''treasure'' while Kiroru means ''road'' in the language of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001136871
  • Registered date
  • 2009/9/06 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2009 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1889 × 1250 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 739.65(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japan crown princess in Vietnam

    Japan crown princess in Vietnam

    Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) uses sign language during a visit to a company active in hiring disabled people in Hanoi on Sept. 23, 2023.
      Japanese crown prince visits quake-hit town in northern Japan

      Japanese crown prince visits quake-hit town in northern Japan

      Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R) and Crown Princess Kiko visit the site of a landslide caused by a September 2018 earthquake in the town of Atsuma on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on July 22, 2023. The quake left over 40 people dead in Hokkaido. (Pool photo)
        Polar bear in Hokkaido zoo

        Polar bear in Hokkaido zoo

        A polar bear lies on crushed ice at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, amid the scorching summer heat on Aug. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

          Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

          SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (C) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.
            Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

            Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

            SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (R) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.
              Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

              Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

              SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play around their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.
                Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

                Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

                SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs stay close to their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.
                  Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

                  Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

                  SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs stay close to their mother ''Rara'' at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on March 22, 2013, the day the cubs, born in December 2012, were unveiled to the public.
                    Baby gorilla at Kyoto zoo

                    Baby gorilla at Kyoto zoo

                    KYOTO, Japan - Gentaro (L), a male baby Western Gorilla, is unveiled to the public at Kyoto City Zoo in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2012. Gentaro, born in December 2011 to his mother Genki (R) and father Momotaro, has lived with Genki since November after being initially raised by zoo staff.
                      Baby gorilla at Kyoto zoo

                      Baby gorilla at Kyoto zoo

                      KYOTO, Japan - Gentaro (L), a male baby Western Gorilla, is unveiled to the public at Kyoto City Zoo in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2012. Gentaro, born in December 2011 to his mother Genki (R) and father Momotaro, has lived with Genki since November after being initially raised by zoo staff.