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Cranbeary’s back at the Denver Zoo and love is in her future.

The 600-pound polar bear, who was born at Denver Zoo in November 2001, has returned from the Memphis Zoo to mate with Frosty. Cranbeary moved to Memphis in January 2006.

“We are thrilled to see Cranbeary return,” BJ Schoeberl, the Denver Zoo’s curator of carnivores, said in a statement. “She has always been a favorite at Denver Zoo. She is still a curious, playful and beautiful bear. It’s so good to have her home.”

Visitors can see Cranbeary at the zoo’s Northern Shores exhibit.

Her time away included two surgeries after a hard fall in February 2007.

During her convalescence she received more than 500 get-well cards and was voted the most popular animal by Memphis Zoo visitors, because of “her boundless energy and curiosity. An avid swimmer, Cranbeary delights guests watching her through the underwater viewing area of her exhibit, often diving down and getting nose-to-nose through the glass.”

Cranbeary’s mother Voda passed away April 27 at the Denver Zoo because of kidney disease. She was 23.