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The Salisbury Zoo has been home to Andean (or spectacled) bears since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Salisbury Zoo {{!}} Free Things to do Delmarva Eastern Shore |url=https://salisburyzoo.org/about-us/history/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Salisbury Maryland Zoo FREE Admission Park |language=en-US}}</ref> These bears are the only endemic bear species to South America. One of the first bears in the zoo's collection, Poopsie, later gained popularity for becoming the oldest Andean bear in captivity, reaching 37 years of age prior to her death in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-16 |title=Remembering Poopsie at the Salisbury Zoo {{!}} Shorebread |url=http://shorebread.com/2011/11/16/remembering-poopsie-at-the-salisbury-zoo/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=ShoreBread Eastern Shore Lifestyle Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> |
The Salisbury Zoo has been home to Andean (or spectacled) bears since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Salisbury Zoo {{!}} Free Things to do Delmarva Eastern Shore |url=https://salisburyzoo.org/about-us/history/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=Salisbury Maryland Zoo FREE Admission Park |language=en-US}}</ref> These bears are the only bear species endemic to South America. One of the first bears in the zoo's collection, Poopsie, later gained popularity for becoming the oldest Andean bear in captivity, reaching 37 years of age prior to her death in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-16 |title=Remembering Poopsie at the Salisbury Zoo {{!}} Shorebread |url=http://shorebread.com/2011/11/16/remembering-poopsie-at-the-salisbury-zoo/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=ShoreBread Eastern Shore Lifestyle Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The zoo was also home to Andean bear Gritto, born July 28, 1991. He would go on to be the oldest Andean bear to become a father, at the age of 22, when he sired a female cub named Alba, born January 23, 2015.<ref name="andean"/> Gritto was put to sleep on October 15, 2015, at 24 years of age, after suffering from a stroke.<ref name="gritto"/> |
The zoo was also home to Andean bear Gritto, born July 28, 1991. He would go on to be the oldest Andean bear to become a father, at the age of 22, when he sired a female cub named Alba, born January 23, 2015.<ref name="andean"/> Gritto was put to sleep on October 15, 2015, at 24 years of age, after suffering from a stroke.<ref name="gritto"/> |
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