St Dominic's girls adopted two Spectacled Bears, Tamu and Valentine, at the Johannesburg Zoo. Seen here are (from left): Ioanna Karamitsos (Johannesburg Zoo fund-raiser), Anke Jacobs (St Dominic's HOD Sport), Michlene Leigh Pedro (St Dominic's Head of Sport), Wendy Visage (St Dominic's Director of Sport) and Agnus Maluleke (Johannesburg Zoo curator).
They call this the Polar Plunge and girls are encouraged to make a donation towards a worthy cause.
On Wednesday, September 14, St Dominic’s used the money raised to adopt two Spectacled Bears at the Johannesburg Zoo.
Spectacled bears are an endangered species – there are only between 2 000 and 2 400 of them left in the wild.
These bears, named Tamu and Valentine, are an endangered species – there are only between 2 000 and 2 400 of them left in the wild.
The very variable creamy-white markings of these bears are different in each individual bear, much like our fingerprints.
The very variable creamy-white markings of these bears are different in each individual bear, much like our fingerprints.
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