SOUTH BEND ― Muniri, a male Andean bear, made his first public appearance Wednesday at Potawatomi Zoo. And he already started drawing a crowd once word got out that he could be seen by the public.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A new species made its debut at the Potawatomi Zoo on Wednesday! Muniri, an 8-year-old male Andean bear, is currently housed in the zoo’s old lion exhibit while the zoo’s new ...

The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s not on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Zoo announced the arrival of a 10-year-old Andean bear from Maryland. Pinocchio was transferred from Salisbury Zoo in July and has slowly been acclimating to ...

They can bear-ly contain their cuteness. Three, rare Andean bear cubs have made their big debut at the Queens Zoo, the first births of their kind in a year. The five-month old cubs, who were born on ...

Scientists in Peru recently attempted to get a look into the habits of one of the world's most elusive bear species — the Andean bear — by finding one and attaching a camera to it. The resulting look ...

SOUTH BEND, In — The Potawatomi Zoo’s Andean bear, Muniri, officially moved into his new exhibit this week. The Andean bear exhibit is connected to The Lodge dining facility at the zoo. The Potawatomi ...

In the mountains of Peru, where ancient cloud forests meet the Amazon Rainforest, an Andean bear made scientific history. For four months, a camera collar captured the wild male’s daily life, ...

One of the Salisbury Zoological Park’s Andean bears, Raymi, will soon be catching a one-way flight to Switzerland. Raymi’s big international move to Zoo Zürich, recommended by the Andean Bear Species ...