The local Chutian Metropolis Daily reported on Tuesday
that two brown bears tried to escape their habitat at the Wuhan Zoo
in central China's Hubei Province but were recaptured before
harming any visitors.
A bear couple try to escape
over a fence at the Wuhan Zoo on January 22, 2008.
The bear couple, both about 18 years old, were climbing on
bamboo branches that had been weighted down by snow, allowing the
bears to reach a rail fence, when they were discovered by the zoo
keeper.
"There is a?three meter wide moat that isolates the bear zone
from the visitors," Chen Yong, the zoo keeper said, "in addition
the fence is five meters high. The bears could never get out under
normal circumstances."
The report says the near escape has alarmed the zoo
administration and they have cleaned out all tree branches and
other items that could aid in an animal's get away.
(CRI January 23, 2008)
