BEAR TO SETTLE IN NEW HOME; PYRAMID LAKE CUB AT L.A. ZOO.Byline: Daily News A year-old black bear cub found in the summer near Pyramid Lake Pyramid Lake, 188 sq mi (487 sq km), W Nev. The lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, receives the Truckee River. Visited (1844) by U.S. explorer John Frémont, the lake was named for its large pyramidal rocks. and believed to have been orphaned by the Piru fire will make its debut Wednesday in new digs at the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. . Named Ashby by his benefactors, the male cub will be housed in a new $50,000 compound with another year-old orphan, a black bear captured in Minnesota and, like his new buddy, deemed unable to survive in the wild. Ashby was found at a Pyramid Lake campsite in August, begging for food and eating hamburgers, candy and other items available from concessionaires. When Warden Marty Wall of the state Department of Fish and Game rescued the bear, it weighed in at just 35 pounds and was close to starving starve v. starved, starv·ing, starves v.intr. 1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food. 2. Informal To be hungry. 3. To suffer from deprivation. . Ashby now tips the scales at a respectable 125 pounds and spends his days eating, playing and sleeping. ``Ashby was too tame to return to the wild,'' said Manuel A. Mollinedo, zoo director. ``He had imprinted on humans. His future was in jeopardy.'' Like the Minnesota cub, Ashby might have been euthanized if a home was not located, Mollinedo said. In October, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. residents Mark Cerami and Jenean Razo donated $57,000 to build an exhibit for the bear, and zoo officials began a search for a bear companion. On New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. the two were introduced and proved compatible, zoo keepers said. ``Introducing animals always presents an element of risk,'' said Mike Dee, the zoo's mammal curator. ``Sometimes they just don't like each other.'' Zoo officials are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a sponsor for the second cub, a commitment of $22,500 a year for food and maintenance of the exhibit. The sponsor will name the cub. |
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