Bears get paws on the honey in UK wildlife park escape

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Published On: 24 Jun 2025, 22:48
Photo: Collected

LONDON, June 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Two young bears escaped from their 
enclosure at a UK wildlife park and devoured a week's worth of food store 
honey before falling asleep, the attraction said on Tuesday.

Mish and Lucy, both aged four, got out of their enclosure at Wildwood Devon 
in southwestern England on Monday afternoon.

The pair made a beeline for their food store where they scoffed snack's 
including the seven-day supply of honey, a park statement said.

The bears "posed no threat to the public at any point" although visitors on 
site were escorted to a secure building as a precaution.

During the hour-long drama, the bears were "continuously monitored both on 
the ground and via CCTV" until they were returned to their enclosure by 
keepers and promptly "fell asleep", Wildwood added.

Police attended the scene and an investigation was underway to determine how 
the animals managed to break out, it said.

The park spread across 40 acres (160 hectares) of gardens and woodland is 
home to an array of wildlife including brown bears, wolves and arctic foxes.


 

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