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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 ...
After escaping twice from the St. Louis Zoo, a Houdini-like Andean bear named Ben will be moving to a Texas zoo, where staff hope a moat will keep him safely enclosed.
On Feb. 7, Ben was discovered outside of his habitat about 8 a.m. By 9:40 a.m., the bear was secured and safely returned to an indoor holding area, the zoo said.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...
Ben, a 4-year-old Andean bear, has been at the St. Louis Zoo since the summer of 2021 after being sent over from the Queens Zoo in New York City, the zoo said.
The Andean bear’s language of love. This discovery was part of a study published in the Mexican Journal of Biodiversity in January. Between 2020 and 2021, a team of researchers hid camera traps ...
Brienne, an Andean bear at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, gave birth to two cubs Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C.
A pair of rare Andean bear cubs were born on Nov. 15 at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.
SOUTH BEND — Two Andean bears made their public debut on Tuesday at the Potawatomi Zoo as the 2-year-old brothers will share the space in the new bear exhibit.. The bears — Ian and Sean ...
Salisbury Zoological Park’s Andean bear, Raymi, is making a big international move to Zoo Zürich in Switzerland. Here's what we know.
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 ...