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.

SOUTH BEND ― The Potawatomi Zoo's Andean bear can now be seen in the habitat that was built for him next to the new concession lodge. Muniri, a 9-year-old who arrived at the zoo in August, has spent ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – A young Andean bear who escaped ...

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 ...

A bear escaped its outdoor habitat at the St. Louis Zoo on Thursday, prompting a lockdown that lasted for about an hour, the zoo said. It was the second time in one month that the bear had managed to ...

The Salisbury Zoo in Maryland announced Friday that its female Andean bear had given birth to twin cubs, which are healthy and thriving. The zoo announced the cubs' arrival in a Facebook post, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – An Andean bear briefly escaped ...