bears dartmoor

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  snowleopard

• 16 Jan 2009

I've read Benjamin Mee's book (We Bought A Zoo) and the bear exhibit is at least as large as described in the text. How many bears are there?

 

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  Mike11

• 16 Jan 2009

Again it is a very good enclosure in which i think is very natural for the bears aswell.

 

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  James27

• 16 Jan 2009

Three bears live there. It is very good, the only thing is the house is really small and basic.

 

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  Dan

• 16 Jan 2009

Hopefully the bears are (in general) outdoors 24/7?

 

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  James27

• 16 Jan 2009

I don't think zoos in the UK are allowed to keep their animals outside at night. I think they have to be locked in.

 

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  Dan

• 16 Jan 2009

Oh no............................

Can that be true? What a disappointment... you British are supposed to be the most animal friendly people in the world - a "sterotype" that I as an Anglophile happen to hold very dear...

Sad to hear this...

 

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  James27

• 16 Jan 2009

That's a bit harsh.
They sleep at night, what's the problem...?
I bet you keep your dog inside at night anyway. Same thing.

 

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  Zambar

• 17 Jan 2009

Actually, the Aspinall Parks tend to keep their animals outdoors overnight, and Longleat's hippos no longer use an indoor house.

 

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  Jacobea

• 5 Apr 2009

It looks like a very big, natural enclosure As for keeping the bears inside at night-maybe it's to guard against the (although probably slim!) possibility of a bear getting out and going walkies?

 

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  J0nny666

• 3 Mar 2014

I know this is a really old thread, but just to clarify, the animals at Dartmoor have access to both their outdoor enclosure and their house 24/7, the only exceptions being in high winds and storms where there is a risk of trees hitting the fences.