Four-year-old Ben proved himself smarter than the average bear by breaking out of the River’s Edge “immersion exhibit” on Feb. 7.
Visitors were hustled to safety in “various indoor facilities” as workers scoured the grounds to find the runaway after Ben went missing around 1 p.m., the zoo said.About 50 minutes later, the critter was spotted about 100 feet from the enclosure and shot with a tranquilizer dart, KMOV said.
“It’s only the second time it’s happened in the history of having that particular habitat,” zoo director Michael Macek told the station. “Ben will not be out again until we are absolutely sure he won’t be able to get through the mesh again.” Andean bears are also known as spectacled bears because of unique, individualized markings on their faces that can resemble eyeglasses.
They’re the only bear species native to South America and live in the mountain forests that stretch from Bolivia to Venezuela. They’re listed as “vulnerable” — one step shy of endangered — by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Gland, Switzerland, with a decreasing population of just 2,500 to 10,000 mature animals left in the wild.on the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Andean Bear Species Survival Plan., bringing the total number of their offspring at the time to five.
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St. Louis Zoo bear has second brief escape from enclosureST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Zoo officials say they are working to find a way to keep an Andean bear named Ben inside his enclosure after he escaped Thursday for the second time this month. The bear, named Ben, was outside for less than an hour and was found only about 100 feet away from his habitat, zoo officials said in a statement.
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St. Louis Zoo bear has second brief escape from enclosureFor the second time in a month, a bear at the St. Louis Zoo figured out how to get out of his enclosure and enjoy a brief taste of freedom.
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St. Louis Zoo bear has second brief escape from enclosureThe 300lb bear escaped on Feb. 7 by tearing apart clips that were attached stainless steel mesh to the frame of the enclosure’s door. The zoo added clips with 450lb of tensile strength but the bear managed to snap those too.
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St. Louis Zoo bear has second brief escape from enclosureSt. Louis Zoo officials say they are working to find a way to keep an Andean bear named Ben inside his enclosure after he escaped Thursday for the second time this month.
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'Ben the Bear' breaks out of enclosure at St. Louis zoo -- againAn Andean bear at the Saint Louis Zoo is back in his enclosure after escaping his habitat for a second time this month.
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St. Louis Zoo bear escapes from enclosure for second time in a monthAn Andean bear named Ben, who weighs 300 pounds, escaped from his enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo for the second time this month. Officials were able to safely retrieve him.
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