New at the Zoo: Andean Bear Beorn

Andean Bear Beorn

During your next visit to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, look up—there may be a bear in the treetops! Beorn, a 1-year-old Andean bear, joined our Zoo family this summer and has been busily exploring his exhibit. Get to know Beorn in this Q&A with animal keeper Sara Colandrea.

Andean Bear Beorn
A family with one adult and three children pose in front of a green screen featuring the Smithsonian's National Zoo's pandas in a forested habitat with bamboo, a small stream and mossy rocks

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