(KRON) -- A wild black bear in Eureka was found inside the Sequoia Park Zoo visiting with the zoo’s three captive bears, officials said Friday.

The wild black bear was spotted by zoo staff during a morning inspection of the facility. Officials called the curious bear a “polite visitor” that “did not appear aggressive.” He was observed interacting with resident bears Tule, Ishŭng, and Kunabulilh through their habitat fencing.

Officials were puzzled as to how the wild bear made it onto the zoo grounds, as the perimeter fencing was later found to be intact and secure.

“At no point did the wild bear enter any animal habitats and, after a brief exploration of the enrichment items around the night house, the bear was safely coaxed back into the woods through a service gate,” the zoo wrote in

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