i cant help but feel sorry for the poor thing, clearly not meant to be kept in a human environment. russia needs to work on its environmental protection laws.
im a teacher at similarly named Cockshut Hill Technology College in Birmingham. It is pronounced cockSHut, and i believe it comes from the practice of trapping woodcocks in the days of yore.
no doubt asiatic bears have "toys" that they play with when they are younger, play is an essential part of training for adulthood. i do get the feeling that the bear may have reverted to this behaviour as a form of self-comforting, as many isolated zoo animals do.
it still boggles me why we feel the need to keep such creatures in captivity.
it still boggles me why we feel the need to keep such creatures in captivity.