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Black Bear Dies Of Natural Causes At Ellen Trout Zoo
June 10, 2011 Brutus, Ellen Trout Zoo’s North American Black Bear, died Thursday due to age related causes. Brutus was nearly 29 years old; the life span for his species is 21-33 years. Brutus came to the Ellen Trout Zoo in August of 1984 as a confiscation by Texas Parks and Wildlife