Video: Wild deer jumps into polar bear exhibit
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Video courtesy of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
A wild whitetail deer jumped from the top of a 20 foot wall into the tank of two young polar bears at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium this morning.
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If you look at the top right of the screen, you will see the wild deer jump into the polar bear exhibit. The Post-Gazette edited a time-lapsed video provided by the zoo.
The bears chased the deer around in circles for a few minutes after the deer plunged into the cold water at 11:30 a.m., but the polar bears never mounted an attack, zoo officials said.
Zoo keepers eventually lured the bears and the deer into holding pens. But the deer went into shock after the incident and had to be euthanized.
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Questions or comments on this presentation may be sent here. This video was produced by Melissa Tkach.
First Published November 9, 2007 5:00 pm
