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In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 photo, a black bear at
the Houston Zoo enjoys its new enclosure in Houston. North American
black bears named Belle and Willow have more room to roam at the Houston
Zoo. An expanded exhibit opens to the public Friday featuring the bears
that arrived in Houston in 2013 after the cubs were founding rummaging
for food behind a restaurant in California. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston
Chronicle via AP)
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Associated Press
HOUSTON
North American black bears named Belle and Willow have more room to roam at the Houston Zoo.
The expanded exhibit opens to the public Friday featuring the bears that arrived in Houston in 2013 after the cubs were founding rummaging for food behind a restaurant in California. Authorities believe the bears were orphaned and could be siblings.
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 photo, a black bear at
the Houston Zoo walks through its new enclosure in Houston. North
American black bears named Belle and Willow have more room to roam at
the Houston Zoo. The expanded exhibit opens to the public Friday
featuring the bears that arrived in Houston in 2013 after the cubs were
founding rummaging for food behind a restaurant in California. (Michael
Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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The updated Houston Zoo complex means about 6,000 square feet (557.41 square meters) of room for the black bears — triple the size of the previous site. The bears, at about 300 pounds (136.08 kilograms) each, also have three pools, more trees and two caves to enjoy.
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 photo, a black bear at
the Houston Zoo shakes off water while swimming in its new enclosure in
Houston. The updated Houston Zoo complex means about 6,000 square feet
of room for the black bears — triple the size of the previous site. The
bears, at about 300 pounds each, also have three pools, more trees and
two caves to enjoy. (Michael Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Generator curator Kevin Hodge says the Houston Zoo, for now, has no plans to add more black bears.
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 photo, black bears at the
Houston Zoo enjoy their new enclosure in Houston. The updated Houston
Zoo complex means about 6,000 square feet of room for the black bears —
triple the size of the previous site. The bears, at about 300 pounds
each, also have three pools, more trees and two caves to enjoy. (Michael
Ciaglo/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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