Kenai had liver cancer and was 17 years old when he died, the zoo said in a Feb. 27 Facebook post announcing his death. Brown bears have a lifespan of 15-20 years, according to the zoo, but they ...

The Minnesota Zoo is mourning the death of a beloved brown bear, Kenai, the “laid back ‘little brother’” to two fellow bears he treated like siblings.. Kenai had liver cancer and was 17 ...