🙏🐻 The Phoenix Zoo announced 26yo Rio, an Andean bear, had to be euthanized Friday after the discovery of a tumor. abc15
The 26-year-old bear was euthanized on Friday after the discovery of a tumor in her bladder.
After careful consideration and discussion between veterinarians, curator and keeper staff about surgically removing the tumor, it was determined the aggressive nature of the tumor would require extensive bladder resection and would unlikely be successful, zoo officials said in a statement. She was the last original resident of the Forest of Uco. She successfully raised one cub in 2013, Luka, and has been housed with several males.
Andean bears, also known as spectacled bears due to the cream/whitish coloring around their eyes, are the only bear species native to South America. The median life expectancy for Andean bears is 26.1 years of age.
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