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Child, not grizzly bears, cracked glass window at Oakland Zoo, officials say

A bear in a zoo behind damaged glass
A grizzly bear in the water behind damaged glass at the Oakland Zoo.
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A child, not the grizzly bears, cracked a glass viewing window at the Oakland Zoo’s bear exhibit, and officials say there’s no need to fear the bears will get out.

Oakland Zoo spokeswoman Erin Harrison said in a statement Tuesday that a child hit a rock against the glass several times, “shattering the laminate layer.”

She says the bulletproof-strength glass at the enclosure where four grizzly bears live is made of six separate panes, each an inch thick.

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Another zoo visitor reported the child to staff, but they couldn’t find the family, she said.

Harrison says a replacement glass pane will cost $67,000 and require specialty equipment to install next month.

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