Meatball has been gravy for this animal sanctuary
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 01:30
in Biology & Nature
The black bear once boldly roamed the hilly neighborhoods of Glendale, La Crescenta and Montrose. Now he's a fundraising celebrity at the Lions Tigers & Bears sanctuary east of San Diego.ALPINE, Calif.— For an animal whose primary goals in life were simply getting something to eat and maybe taking a snooze up a tree, a black bear now known as Meatball has shown an uncanny ability to influence his world and the people in it.