gets out of his enclosure for the second time in less than a month and sets off alarm bells at his zoo
The zoo in St.Louis, United States, remained closed for an hour last Thursday after one of its bears escaped from its habitat. outdoors. It was the second time the animal had escaped within the month.
“At around 1:00 today, Ben was back out of his outdoor habitat,” the zoo said in a statement on Facebook. People who were visiting the zoo at the time. were evacuated while the center’s workers got hold of Ben, the “escaped bear.” The capture of the animal lasted approximately 50 minutes according to CBS News.
St.Louis employees tell how the bear got out after the mesh surrounding his space gave way. Once they discovered that the animal had been released from captivity, zoo staff reassured Ben and moved him to a covered holding area.
Ben is a 4-year-old Andean bear who has been living in St.Louis since the summer of 2021. Previously the animal had lived at the Queens Zoo in New York. This type of bear is also known as the “spectacled bear” and they are the only ones bears native to South America that remain alive today.
The Andean bear is in danger of extinction, which is why the animal is in danger of extinction. is protected and the St. Louis staff was as careful as possible in bringing the animal back to its enclosure.
