Sad news from the Toronto Zoo. Kunik the polar bear, who died in September, fell victim to West Nile Virus. The 26 year old bear likely contracted the disease from a mosquito bite. According to Zoo officials, it was the first known case of a polar bear succumbing to the disease.
I know that there are many critics of zoos, but I personally enjoy going to the Toronto Zoo. People like me are highly unlikely to get to see animals like Kunik in the wild. Still, it is ironic that Kunik lived a relatively long life in captivity, only to be killed by a disease he would never have caught in his natural habitat.
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