DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- For the second time in less than a year, the Museum of Life and Science in Durham is mourning the death of one of its black bears. Gus, an 18-year-old American black bear ...

The Museum of Life and Science euthanized an 18-year-old black bear last week after discovering an inoperable cancerous mass, the Durham museum announced Monday. Gus had been at the museum on West ...

“Gus was one of those souls that brought people (and bears) together,” Sherry Samuels, senior director of Animal Care at the museum, said in the release.

The four children's playground animals — Vicki the Kangaroo, Gus the Hippo, Heidi the Camel and Gordy the Elephant — have been absent from the Omaha Children's Museum this summer ...

For more about Gus and his life at the museum, check out this tribute on the museum’s blog. This story was originally published February 5, 2024 at 9:10 AM. Related Stories from Durham Herald Sun ...