An Andean bear at the St. Louis Zoo last week managed to pry free from his pen again—having already escaped once earlier last month.
At about 1 p.m. on Feb. 23, Ben the bear was sighted outside his enclosure by visitors, who called it in to staff.
Zoogoers were told to shelter in place and some were taken inside as keepers set about reclaiming Ben, tranquilizing him before returning him to his area.
St. Louis Zoo staff stated that Ben is a very precocious 4-year-old Andean bear, also called a speckled bear, and some adventuring is to be expected.
Earlier that month, on Feb. 4, Ben began prying at the one part of his pen fencing most vulnerable to breaching, causing a cable to give way and allowing him to work his way out….