TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — For the first time, the Topeka Zoo has made its youngest bears available to the public for viewing.

Topeka media outlets report Valor and Independence were out for public viewing Thursday in the Hill’s American Black Bear Woods exhibit. Zoo director Brendan Wiley said they had the opportunity to be acclimated to the exhibit space on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Independence, nicknamed “Indie,” arrived at the zoo last May from Oregon. Valor, or “Val,” came to the zoo from Alaska in August. Both are thought to have been born around the end of January 2014.