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Captive Grizzly Bear Grabs Rock, Shatters His Glass Enclosure
A grizzly bear at the Minnesota Zoo gave visitors quite a scare on Monday when he staged an apparent breakout attempt.
According to onlookers, the brown bear dug up a basketball-sized rock from his exhibit and repeatedly slammed it against the glass barrier of his enclosure, shattering the window.
The outer layers of the glass held firm, and the exhibit's three bears were ushered into another area until the window could be replaced.
Tony Fisher, animal collections manager for the zoo, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that anything the bears are able to lift is supposed to be secured to the ground to prevent incidents like this. "He didn't know what he was doing," Fisher told the outlet. "He was just being a bear."
And this past April, an aggravated gorilla broke the glass in his enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.
https://www.thedodo.com/grizzly-bear-rock-glass-1236833883.html
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LET ME OUT OF HERE! Or, I'll have to break out on my own... (Original Post)
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2015
OP
Actually, bears are omnivores, and they're more likely to prefer ants and grubs to other mammals.
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2015
#4
In a sort of collective way - not too much in the way of self-fulfillment, though.
Surya Gayatri
Jul 2015
#10
Can't get the video of the old bear, retired from zoodom in real nature for the first time.
libdem4life
Jul 2015
#12
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. Where was the animal liberation front when he needed them? n/t
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)2. Calling PETA, calling PETA...
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)3. I'd like to see the PETA clowns tell the bear he needs to go vegan.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)4. Actually, bears are omnivores, and they're more likely to prefer ants and grubs to other mammals.
And, then there are those picky pandas and their veggy ways. Nothing but the most tender bamboo shoots will do. NOTHING!
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)5. Grizzlies are not afraid to go after large prey.
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)6. They can if they have to, but easy salmon runs are better...
randome
(34,845 posts)7. Ants have lives, too, you know! Kind of.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)10. In a sort of collective way - not too much in the way of self-fulfillment, though.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)8. They were busy with another operation...
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)9. You should call and ask them...
You should call and ask them...
Gloria
(17,663 posts)11. These poor creatures are stressed...
I feel so sorry for them, trapped in these places...
Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)13. I certainly hope they have more space to roam in than
what we see in the videos.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)12. Can't get the video of the old bear, retired from zoodom in real nature for the first time.
These are sentient creatures.