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Location
Best time
Visit during cooler months (fall/winter/spring) for the best polar bear viewing. The bears are less active during summer heat and may be moved off-exhibit for their comfort, reducing your chances of seeing them.
Visitor tip
Head left after entering through Living World and proceed past the grizzly bears to reach Polar Bear Point. The exhibit features a water viewing area where polar bears like to swim and paddle past the glass - the best photo ops happen when they're active in the water.
Visitor tip
The viewing setup places you very close to the polar bears behind glass, with excellent sightlines of their size and behavior. Allow time to observe natural swimming and resting behaviors rather than rushing through - this is a premier newer exhibit worth lingering at.
What visitors say
The Polar Bear Point is absolutely impressive. The day I visited the polar bear habitat the polar bear was laying on his stomach and seemed rather relaxed. He was laying next to glass pane so it felt as if we were right next to him.…
This is one of the newer animal exhibits at the Zoo. Make a left after entering through Living World and you'll come to the polar bears just past the grizzly bears. Unfortunately the bears seldom seem to be out when I visit, but when…
I didn't see the polar bear :( I believe because it's summer, they should move him for other place... I prefer this ways it's better for the animal :)
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Did You Know?
- McDonnell Polar Bear Point features a viewing design where visitors can observe polar bears through glass panes at close proximity, allowing for intimate viewing of the animals' swimming behavior and massive size
- The exhibit is one of the newer animal habitats at the St. Louis Zoo, located past the grizzly bears section after entering through Living World
- The polar bear habitat includes a water feature where polar bears actively swim and paddle past viewing areas, providing dynamic wildlife viewing opportunities
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