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Ultimate Bear Park Coming to Switzerland

August 19, 2008 at 1:08 PM | 0 Comments

Cute animal alert! The city of Bern plans to open the BearPark by fall of 2009, and it will be stocked with critters of the vivacious--not stuffed--variety.

The attraction will be an expansion of the existing Bear Pit, where Pedro and Tana, two brown bears, currently live. The new park will offer more terrain for the animals including three caves and a swimming pool. It will also give the bears a bit more privacy than they currently enjoy.

Though the new park will be quite posh, it'll still be free to check in on Pedro and Tana, as bears are a part of Bern's cultural heritage: Legend has it that the city takes its name from the first animal killed when the area was settled in the 12th century.

Related Stories:
· Coming Soon: A New Swiss Park for Bears [BT]
· Bruno the Bear Is Now Properly Stuffed [Jaunted]
· Bears coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo of Pedro and Tana: jurvetson]