Is Tundra still alive at the Bronx Zoo?

Bronx, NY – Dec. 27, 2017 – Tundra, the Bronx Zoo's 26 -year-old polar bear, was euthanized on Saturday due to medical conditions associated with old age. A necropsy showed Tundra to have chronic kidney disease causing acute kidney failure and progressive arthritis that worsened despite treatment.



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