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Escaped bears caught on camera eating week's worth of honey

Escaped bears caught on camera eating week's worth of honey

Independent7 hours ago

A European bear named Lucy and her accomplice Mish escaped from their enclosure at Wildwood Devon in Ottery St Mary on Monday.
CCTV footage showed Lucy raiding a food storage area, where the two bears consumed a week's worth of honey during their hour-long escape.
Staff at Wildwood Devon continuously monitored the bears and safely returned them to their enclosure after an hour.
The zoo evacuated members of the public as a precaution during the incident.
Watch the video in full above.

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