3 Bears Die of Cold in Plane Grounded at Belgium Airport

3 Bears Die of Cold in Plane Grounded at Belgium Airport
File photo of a sloth bear. Molly Riley/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—Three sloth bears have died of cold after being left in a plane stranded by snow and ice in Liege airport, Belgian newspaper SudInfo reported on Monday.

A total of nine sloth bears were on the plane, which was en route from Peru to Qatar, before being stuck in transit at the airport in Liege, in Grâce-Hollogne, Belgium, according to SudInfo.