DULUTH, Minn. — The polar bear and seals that escaped their exhibits at the flooded Lake Superior Zoo are being moved to a St. Paul zoo.
Animal care director Peter Pruett, in Duluth, says the move to Como Park Zoo is precautionary and in the best interest of the animals. KBJR-TV (http://bit.ly/13pTQt ) reports other animals, including brown bears and lions, will be quarantined in the animal care building at the Lake Superior Zoo.
About a dozen animals in the barnyard exhibit died when flood waters the engulfed the zoo early Wednesday. After Feisty the seal was found on a city street, zoo employees were called in and began searching for animals in the dark.
Berlin the polar bear was found on a rock wall that encloses her exhibit. Another escaped seal was found on a walking path.