BECAUSE BEN THE SUN BEAR IS THE TRUE BEST ZOO ANIMAL. Ben the bear, a true St. Louisan, personified what we in St. Louis do best : Getting the fuck out of the way. When in Rome, what do you do?

Ben, an Andean bear who briefly escaped his enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo on two occasions in February 2023, is moving to the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas that has a habitat with a ...

The zoo did not say when Ben would be transferred, but those who want to see the bear for a final time at the St. Louis Zoo may be out of luck as Ben is currently living in "a non-public area" of ...

"While we love Ben, and wish he could stay with us, our goal is to do what is best for him," said Regina Mossotti, the vice president of animal care at the St. Louis Zoo Ben — the 4-year-old ...

Thursday's incident marked the second time the bear escaped this month. Ben, the Saint Louis Zoo’s resident Andean Bear, has had a busy February. On Thursday, the 4-year-old bear escaped his ...

Ben the Bear Escapes from His Enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo for the Second Time in a Month It took the Missouri zoo's staff 50 minutes to secure Andean bear Ben, 4, in his outdoor habitat By ...

The Saint Louis Zoo recently announced it will transfer Ben, a four-year-old Andean bear who twice escaped his enclosure, to the Gladys Porter Zoo, in Brownsville. A steel mesh fence and cargo ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Ben was the second-oldset Bornean orangutan in the accredited North American zoo population. Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo Share After years of battling ...