Life In The City is a photograph by Lana Trussell which was uploaded on January 31st, 2011.
Life In The City
Living in Oklahoma doesn’t give you much of an opportunity to see many bears unless you are in the southeast corner of the state and even then that... more
Title
Life In The City
Artist
Lana Trussell
Medium
Photograph - Photography Based Digital Art Painting
Description
Living in Oklahoma doesn’t give you much of an opportunity to see many bears unless you are in the southeast corner of the state and even then that is a rarity. To get my bear fix I go to visit Will and Wiley at the Oklahoma City zoo.
Will and Wiley originally are from Alaska. They came to Oklahoma when they were 6 months old after a hunter shot their mother. Oklahoma City zoo took the brothers in saving them from being euthanized since they couldn’t live on their own at that young age. They have a wonderful habitat at the zoo that was built specifically for them with space enough to play build dens and a stream with a waterfall to play in. They are confirmed bachelors, but not by choice. The brothers work really well together and if a female was introduced they would have to be separated which would mean they probably wouldn’t ever get along well together again. Will and Wiley are 12 yrs old this year (2016) and both weigh around 850 lbs.
Uploaded
January 31st, 2011