St. Louis Zoo bear has second brief escape from enclosure

Friday, February 24, 2023

ST. LOUIS — 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.

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