Curator Coy opened the gate to Acclimation Pen #1, to allow India Bear access to the outdoors, hoping that would satisfy her until they could release her into Wild Enclosure #4. However, it wasn’t enough, and she let Coy know very quickly that she wanted to REALLY be out where she could climb the trees and run around!

So, the next step was to open the Acclimation Pen gate and let her out into Wild Enclosure #1. When the necropsy on her sibling is completed and the results are in, she will be introduced to the three cubs in Enclosure #4, but for now, she will have #1 all to herself. Curator Janet, in her Facebook Live, started with video of India Bear getting acquainted with her new outdoor space. She runs, climbs, and swims and seems very happy to be outside again. Click here to watch India and to see updated footage of the other enclosures, as well.