Wild bear breaks into California zoo, is found communing with the captive bears

A wild, very “polite” and possibly lonely black bear recently paid a visit to its neighbors at a Northern California zoo.

Before opening for the day, staff at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka were conducting a routine inspection of the Redwood Sky Walk — a self-guided tour of local redwood history and ecology — when they were surprised by a unique visitor.

On the tour trail was a wild American black bear leaning on a gate to peer in at the three black bears in their habitat within the park, according the zoo’s Facebook post.

“The wild bear did not appear aggressive and was observed interacting with Tule, Ishung, and Kunabulilh through their habitat fencing,” the post said.

The Eureka Police Department got a call about the curious visitor around 9:30 a.m. and responded to the zoo along with t