Syrian brown bears in the USA

elefante

elefante

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As I understand brown bears in the USA are generally non-breeding grizzly and brown bear orphans or problem bears. Are there zoos that have (and breed) Syrian brown bears in the USA?
 
I vaguely recall that some circus bears were of a Eurasian origin and their genes may persist in some non-AZA "Game Farm" populations, but I'd guess that most North American Brown Bears displayed in the United States are strictly mainland and Kodiak Island bears. Someone on Zoochat proposed an Otter Themed Exhibit in which the word's otter species could be displayed. The world's bears would also make a good comparative exhibit. Brown Bears would especially (Grizzly, Kodiak, Kamchatka, Hokkaido, Himalayian, Syrian, and western Eurasian) interesting given the regional variations. At least as diverse as Tigers.
 
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