Has a polar bear ever escaped a zoo?
Has a polar bear ever escaped a zoo? In April of 1921, a full grown male polar bear named Clown escaped from the Washington Park Zoo overnight and roamed the neighborhoods around Washington Park for a few hours before he was caught. This event was the inspiration for Stacy DeKeyser's new book for young readers, How to Catch a Polar Bear.
What happened to the female polar bear at the Detroit Zoo?
A female polar bear at the Detroit Zoo was killed by the Zoo's adult male bear on Monday, February 8, 2021. 20-year-old Anana died when 16-year-old male Nuka was attempting to breed her.