Doug Richardson : They will get used to each other in time
A female polar bear weighs up to 300kg in winter, but a male can be 700kg.
Walker is not attacking Mercedes - he just wants to play. But for Mercedes this is something brand new. She is standing her ground.
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Hide AdMercedes has had the whole of that four-acre enclosure to herself now for a year. She took a huge amount of interest in the changes we made before Walker arrived - but when he actually got here it was a shock.
Eventually they will get used to each other. He will realise she doesn't want to play and make his own entertainment and she will just get back to her normal behaviour.