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Gus (1985–August 27, 2013) was a 700-pound (320 kg) [1] [2] polar bear and icon of the Central Park Zoo in New York City. [3] His exhibit was visited by over 20 million people during his lifetime. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He came to public notice in the 1990s, when he began swimming obsessively in his pool for up to 12 hours a day.
Bear 141 was shot and killed by park rangers on October 6, 2003, to allow retrieval of the bodies. The events leading up to the deaths are documented in the film Grizzly Man. Bear 409 (Also called Beadnose) is a wild brown bear residing in Alaska's Katmai National Park. Bear 409 was recognized in 2018 as part of a campaign on the park's social ...
Kissyfur is a circus bear cub who recently lost his mother, who was tragically killed during a circus performance. After a particularly taxing night performing in the circus, Kissyfur and his father, Gus escape captivity in order to live a better life in a swamp, far away from human civilization.
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However, Gus traveled more than double that distance, and his surprising appearance on the Australian beach, which is around 2,100 miles from Antarctica, is the northernmost sighting of an emperor ...
So, while there isn't an exact metric for measuring when black bears are most aggressive, it's worth keeping in mind that bear sightings seem to peak between late April and August, and many bears ...
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Gus is an emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) who made international headlines in 2024 as the first of his species recorded in Australia. Gus's journey of over 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) from Antarctica to Ocean Beach, Western Australia , captured the attention of scientists, wildlife enthusiasts, and the general public.