AR-News: (US MO) Zookeeper is injured in attack by sun bear

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

The bear in question is seen in its enclosure pacing back and forth. 
(KAREN ELSHOUT/P-D)

The St. Louis Zoo seems to have bad luck with Malayan sun bears - about every 
half century. 

As bears go, it seems hardly a threat. It weighs in at 150 pounds, the 
smallest species of bear, a lightweight among half-ton heavies like the grizzly and 
polar bear. 

But for the second time in the Zoo's history, a Malayan sun bear on Thursday 
attacked and injured a zookeeper. This time the culprit was Rimba, a 
6-year-old who was captured as a baby in Malaysia and brought to the Zoo four years 
ago. 

Zookeeper Doug Weiss, 42, didn't know Rimba was home when he entered the 
bear's quarters about 8 a.m. to spruce up the place. A surprised Rimba pounced and 
bit him in the arms and legs. Weiss shoved him away and scrambled to safety. 





full story:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/26622499E6A3096F86256E3
20014DA50?OpenDocument&Headline=Zookeeper+is+injured+in+attack+by+sun+bear+++

"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
Albert Einstein

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