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Gladys Porter Zoo 2010 - Right part of the Sea Lion exhibit and former Pola

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September 2010

Right part of the Sea Lion exhibit and former Polar Bear exhibit. It is hard to imagine that there were once Polar Bears down by the Mexican border, but there were, until sometime in the 1990s.
September 2010

Right part of the Sea Lion exhibit and former Polar Bear exhibit. It is hard to imagine that there were once Polar Bears down by the Mexican border, but there were, until sometime in the 1990s.
 
It did indeed; until a decade or so ago.

Not sure if you bought the history book in the souvenir shop but in it is a a funny and rather remarkable tale of how a night watchman (and an ex-marine) they once had prevented an escape from this exhibit. I'm too tired now to copy the story but maybe tomorrow.
 
I should have bought that book, but alas, I almost never buy them. Maybe on my next visit.
 
Isnt San Diego near the Mexican border?

Ha Ha - good point. Tucson is also near the Mexican border, though not quite as close as Brownsville or San Diego.

There also used to be polar bears in a Mexican circus, but of course they were sent to AZA zoos a few years ago.
 

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