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New home for Singapore's polar bear

May 29, 2013 / 2:23 PM EDT / CBS News

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Schoolchildren watch as Inuka, a male polar bear, swims in its pool enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

The 22-year-old polar bear, the first one born in the tropics, moved into his new home on May 29 in a 2,700 square meter exhibit featuring climate controlled resting areas and an expanded pool.

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Inuka swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

The enclosure helps replicate the chilly climate of the arctic by including an ice cave and a large pool filled with giant ice blocks.

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Inuka has a meal in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Visitors take photographs of Inuka as he swims in its pool enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka walks out of the pool enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka, the first polar bear born in the tropics, swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka swims in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.

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Inuka rests in his new enclosure at the Singapore Zoo, May 29, 2013.