Due to the close relationship between the two adolescent bears, officials from the European Conservation Breeding Program (Europäischen Erhaltungszucht-Programms, or "EEP") decided that the two bears should remain together despite earlier plans for Rasputin to relocate to Madrid alone.
Karena hubungan erat antara dua remaja beruang tersebut, petugas dari Program Pemeliharaan Konservasi Eropa (Europäischen Erhaltungszucht-Programms, atau "EEP") memutuskan agar dua beruang itu harus tetap bersama-sama, meskipun rencana sebelumnya Rasputin akan dipindahkan ke Madrid sendirian.