Orphaned grizzly bear cubs headed to Memphis Zoo

By Mark Richens on July 21, 2009 6:00 PM

Three orphaned grizzly bear cubs from Wyoming are headed to the Memphis Zoo to join the new Teton Trek exhibition, according to an item by The Associated Press. The cubs were orphaned Sunday when a man killed their mother with a handgun during an encounter that left him with facial injuries and broken ribs. Matt Thompson, curator of mammals at the zoo, told the AP that two more orphaned grizzly cubs from Alaska are due in town this fall. Sounds like a starting five to me ...