Our beloved Ted, born in 1997 and loved by many, passed on today at the age of 25 years and 9 months. His body failed him quickly in the 30 hours since a mod notified us at 5:30 AM Sunday morning saying he was not moving. We checked and he could move some but had no interest in food. I got a call first thing this morning that he was not doing well and visited him immediately. I crawled into the chalet with him. He lifted his head but for the first time did not give his treasured greeting. We kept his owner Cindy advised throughout. She and her husband had raised Ted with love for nine years until he came to the North American Bear Center on April 28, 2007 at the age of nine. Ted’s veterinarian arrived to find that Ted was paralyzed from the neck down and probably would not make it through the night. The decision that would normally be hard was obvious to everyone. The veterinarian injected him at 11 AM, and Ted is buried next to Honey who died in April 2016 of a similar condition.
25岁9个月，已经算长寿了，不过还是觉得可惜。我很喜欢的一只美黑

居然死在昨天

@法索拉鳄 @狮骨畏寒😇 @Richardrli 你们还记得它吗

最重时可能有430-450公斤那只竟然去世了

ted的墓地，nabc给他造的，墓碑还没有

寿终正寝，挺好的，25年对熊不算很长，也不算很短。曾有过世界最大黑熊的噱头，但体尺不算很大，后期瘦下来长期维持在260kg左右，虽然名不副实，也算留名历史了。性格很好，很温暖的熊。