25 May 2006

Ursine wanderlust

Earlier this week, I wondered (here) why an Austrian bear had turned up in Germany, given that Austria had failed to qualify for the world cup finals. The Times has the answer:
"The odyssey began three weeks ago when the young male left the Italian Alps near Trentino, where bears were reintroduced from neighbouring Slovenia ten years ago. The 100kg (220lb) animal covered up to 25km (16 miles) a day after crossing into Austria, looped back towards Switzerland and then set north for Germany, where it arrived in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area last weekend."

Problem solved - it was an Italian bear! Italy has definitely qualified for the world cup finals.

Postscript: Please note the absence of any reference to Ibrox in either this or the earlier post.

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