Unlike a conventional zoo, Bearizona in
Williams, AZ is a wildlife park in which animals live in open space instead
of being locked inside a cage. Visitors can drive through the wilderness to
see animals in a naturalistic setting, but we are not allowed to step
outside the car or roll down the window. I regret that I didn't install a
sunroof in my car. Bearizona opens in all seasons. The bears in the park do
not hibernate in winter. They are well-fed and thus there is no need for
them to shut down the system to preserve energy.
If you are chased by a bear, you cannot escape from it by
climbing a tree. These pictures tell you why. On that day the grizzly bear
climbed all the way up to the top of the tree but the black one could climb
up about 30 feet only.