There's one of those berns now. This is literally a bear pit with a few bears in it to represent the namesake of Bern. Most zoos take better care of their bears. This pit is nearly bare (no pun!) and the water holes were stagnant and smelly. It was kind of sad and pathetic.

I'm surprised the Swiss, who ordinarily seem such perfectionists, would let "city representatives" live like this. But when in Bern, one must get a picture of a bear—I tried to get as an appealing photo as I could.

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