![]() ![]() “We’ve had circus bears, for example, that have been rescued,” Welsh said. The zoo has other bears, but Yampil is the only Asian bear and unique in other ways. The winter has been warmer than usual but colder days are on the horizon. It’s not clear if the bear will go into hibernation. It’s known for the distinctive white crescent patch on its chest that gives it the nickname moon bear. The Asiatic black bear is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species as vulnerable to extinction in the wild, where it can be found in central and southern Asia, Russia and Japan. He feasted on cukes - said to be his favorite food - and melon, said Adam Welsh, who works at Five Sisters. Yampil arrived at the zoo about 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Edinburgh and immediately made himself at home. “You could feel it was a heavy animal in the back of the car.” “Every time when we had a red light or a traffic jam, when the bear moved a little bit, you could feel the van moving also,” he said. Thoelen had a sense of the bear’s weight as he drove the crate to the port. “We want to use the food that he likes most, and for most bears - and for people also - it’s sweet, unhealthy foods,” Thoelen said. Pastries from a local bakery were used for good measure to lure him Thursday into the cage, where he was sedated for the journey. The bear was trained in the past two weeks to move from his enclosure to the crate that would transport him across Belgium to Calais, France, then across the English Channel on a ferry to Scotland. It was remarkable how calm Yampil was when he arrived in Belgium, Thoelen said. The nature center in Belgium, which usually treats injured wildlife and returns them to their natural settings, has taken several animals rescued from the war in Ukraine, including a wolf, a caracal cat and four lions, though those animals had not experienced the ordeal Yampil endured. ![]() He now is estimated to weigh a healthy 440 pounds (200 kilograms), Thoelen said. wife ordered chicken and waffles, with a rasher of bacon.The bear was skinny but not malnourished when he was found, said Frederik Thoelen, a biologist at the Nature Help Center in Belgium. I always order a-La-cart with poached eggs medium and mild sausage patties. However, we were disappointed in the food and not exactly thrilled with the service! Let’s begin with the food. ![]() We usually make this our first stop when going for a breakfast outing. In the restroom, I had to grab onto something to get off the toilet, and thought the industrial looking toilet paper holder would help, however, it was only being held on by one screw apparently others have had the same problem. Otherwise, the restaurant was pleasant and the server was nice. Don't know if it's a company-wide problem or just at this one, but the food was not worth what we paid. Others in my party complained that their biscuits were not very good tasting, although they were very large. Overall, the meal was not very good tasting and quite overpriced for what it was. Don't know if they were in a hurry or whether they just don't cook them very well, they were dry and didn't taste like they we're fried with any oil.The pancake was okay. The hash browns would have been good if they would have been cooked longer, but we're pretty white and barely wilted. The omelet was very dry, very little cheese, and the tiny bits of ham were thrown on at the last minute, and. Only been to Black Bear a couple of times, and didn't really remember much about the food, never at this one. ![]()
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