Spread the loveA black mother bear, known by wildlife officials in Southern California as Yellow 2291, has recently made her home with her three cubs in the mountains near Topanga homeowners. That ...

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Modern zoos are undergoing a transformation; forget those tiny, animal-packed cages of the past, these zoos are the largest in the world!