Baby polar bear experiences this weird thing called snow for the first time

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Andrea Romano
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There's no pure happiness like a polar bear experiencing snow for the first time.

The Toronto Zoo shared photos of its 3-month-old polar bear frolicking in the freshly fallen powder on Friday. The cub looked incredibly pleased to be playing in the frozen tundra.

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Truly, all was right with the world.

Up until now, the baby bear has been spending most of its time indoors in a maternity den. Now that she is old enough, she will be allowed to spend more time outdoors, however she is not yet viewable to the public.

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As she grows, the cub is being weaned off of her formula diet and is also being fed more meat on a regular basis. She now weighs almost 17 pounds.

Soon all this stuff will be just another day in the life of a polar bear.

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