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Zoo takes injured, orphaned critters

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The orphaned female polar bear Ahpun arrived at the zoo in 1998 weighing only 35 pounds. More than half of the animals at the zoo came in as orphans or with permanent injuries.

Anchorage Daily News

The orphaned female polar bear Ahpun arrived at the zoo in 1998 weighing only 35 pounds. More than half of the animals at the zoo came in as orphans or with permanent injuries.