Oregon Zoo’s black bear Takoda enjoys refreshing pool dip
By AFP
20 June 2021 |
3:50 pm
Black bear Takoda enjoys a refreshing pool dip at Oregon Zoo while playing with a ball. The zoo resident splashes around the wading pools, enjoying a warm day in Portland. Takoda, whose name means “friend to all” in Sioux, arrived at the Oregon Zoo in November 2010.
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