- Andean bear got out again on Thursday afternoon.
- These bears are only found in South America.
- Ben returned to the zoo after 50 minutes of freedom.
The Saint Louis Zoo’s new security measures in this Andean bear‘s habitat were no match for his daring personality.
Ben, the four-year-old bear who escaped his enclosure earlier this month on February 7, got out again on Thursday afternoon.
Andean bears are only found in South America, however, they are endangered owing to habitat loss and hunting.
Ben has returned to the zoo after 50 minutes of freedom.
The zoo claims he tampered with the steel mesh of his outside home, “causing a cable to give way, which subsequently allowed him to work his way out” during his previous escape.
In response, zoo staff “made the habitat even more secure by adding stainless steel cargo clips rated at 450 pounds tensile strength”, but of course, that still “wasn’t enough for Ben”.
The Zoo Animal Emergency Response methodology was implemented after they found Ben had once again escaped, and he was secured in just under an hour from “start to finish”.
It was quicker than Ben’s capture on February 7th, which took nearly an hour and a half.
The zoo says they know Ben is “young and adventurous” and will continue to “investigate other alternative ways to secure the habitat”, they said in a statement
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