COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A beloved grizzly bear at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is fighting cancer. Emmett, a 21-year-old grizzly, was recently diagnosed with a cancerous lump at the base of his tail.
His care team is now preparing for surgery to remove the mass, along with his tail and surrounding tissue. Teams from nearly every department at the zoo are involved in the procedure.
The zoo says otherwise, Emmett is in good health, and he is still playing, eating and training.
An update is expected in the coming days.
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'It's like this every day,' Peterson SFB employee says traffic out of base could be safety hazard
It's an area with a lot of construction. That work has Peterson Road just outside the north gate of Peterson Space Force Base down to two lanes.
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