The Woodland Park Zoo received a recently orphaned brown bear cub from Alaska on Wednesday, according to a media release from the zoo.
The currently unnamed bear was found roaming alone on an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska.
After multiple reports of sighting of the lone cub, members of the Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife determined the mother was no where to be found and the cub was too young to survive on its own.
A plan was hatched to lure the bear to safety.
“Usually bears have a sweet tooth, so we tried drawing her in with glazed donuts,” said assistant biologist Cory Stantorf. “However, this
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