The 16 year-old polar bear at Midland Zoo, was found dead this morning. Homer, who was the oldest polar bear at the zoo, was found floating in his pool a hour after feeding time. The other two polar bears in the exhibit, Yukon and Mckenzie, have been removed from the exhibit and are being monitored by employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The zoo will investigate the cause of death. “We will do everything in our power to determine how this bear died” Said Chris P. Bacon. “Animal welfare and the preservation of species are our primary goals here at the zoo.” The results will not be available for several weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Homer was a very curious and playful polar bear and we will miss him terribly” said zookeeper Sara N. Getty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zoo director Chris P. Bacon also confirmed that this is not the first aimal that has died this month. Both a giraffe and a bobcat died this month with the deaths believed to be unrelated. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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