Bronx Zoo’s polar bear put down due to age-related illness

See this story at BxTimes.com.By Sarah ValenzuelaBronx TimesA familiar furry face will no longer be seen at the Bronx Zoo.Tundra the polar bear was euthanized on Saturday, December 23 due to medical conditions associated with old age, according to zoo officials.At 26-years-old, Tundra was the only bear of his species at the zoo. When officials conducted an official necropsy, they learned Tundra had chronic kidney failure causing acute kidney failure and progressive arthritis that worsened despit