'Polite Visitor:' Bear Sneaks Into NorCal Zoo To Visit Fellow Bears

Wild Black Bear Enters California Zoo, Interacts With Captives

A young wild black bear walked into California's Sequoia Park Zoo, surprising staff and visitors before being safely escorted back into the surrounding forest, officials said. The incident took place on Oct. 17 during a routine morning inspection of the zoo's Redwood Sky Walk.  Staff conducting the check discovered the bear calmly walking along the elevated boardwalk. In a statement, the zoo said the animal "did not appear aggressive" and seemed…

A Black Bear Broke Into a California Zoo to Hang Out With Their Bears

You don’t often hear stories about animals breaking into zoos for the same reason you don’t often hear about people breaking into prisons. Yes, these are 1-to-1 comparisons. An animal breaking into his zoo probably doesn’t know it’s a zoo, or what a zoo even is, but still, it’s just not something you expect to happen. Well, it happened. A wild black bear reportedly broke into the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, California, seemingly to say hi to oth…

Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears

There have been plenty of children’s stories about animals breaking out of zoos. But at one zoo in Northern California, a young black bear broke in.

Wild bear sneaks into California zoo for a friendly visit

A wild black bear climbed into a California zoo and mingled with resident bears through a fence before calmly leaving when staff opened a gate.

Black bear enters California zoo, meets three resident bears

Zoo staff described the unexpected black bear visitor at Sequoia Park as exceptionally well-behaved and courteous