Bear shatters glass barrier at Minnesota zoo

Tuesday, July 7, 2015
A grizzly bear exhibit at the Minnesota Zoo is temporarily closed. One of the bears picked up a basketball-sized rock and shattered a barrier.

Startled visitors stood on the other side as the bear repeatedly slammed the rock into the pane of glass yesterday morning.
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The bear was not able to escape.

Zoo employees are working on a temporary fix until a permanent pane can be installed.
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