Coldilocks, the oldest polar bear in the nation at 37, was euthanized by the Philadelphia Zoo due to declining health

(Here she is shown resting, in happier times.)

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Coldilocks, the oldest polar bear in the nation at 37, was euthanized by the Philadelphia Zoo due to declining health. (Here she is shown resting, in happier times.)

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Philadelphia Zoo, Animals