The headline is awkward, but I want to be precise in my language. The bear, who is named Yelle, is not French-speaking (to my knowledge), but zoo trainers in Quebec taught him with commands in French. So when the bear was relocated to a zoo in Calgary, a city that speaks mostly English, it was necessary to hire a bear trainer who could speak French until Yelle picks up enough English to get by.
The Francophonic trainer, CTV News reports, is from Yelle's former home in Quebec. He and the Anglophonic trainers are helping Yelle adapt to life in Alberta and living with another polar bear.
-via Tom Antonov | Photo: Zoo Sauvage de Saint-Félicien
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