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Old fire hoses are a blast with zoo's bears

News imageDunstable Community Fire Station Two brown bears, one sitting down, holding on to a red fire hose, with one end in its mouth. Another is to the right and facing away from the camera. They are in an enclosure, and both are on green grass. Dunstable Community Fire Station
European brown bears seemed to enjoy playing with their new hose

Rolls of previously used fire hose have been donated to the animals of a zoo to help keep them occupied.

The decommissioned equipment was given to Whipsnade Zoo by the Dunstable crew at Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The service said they would be used by the keepers to "provide stimulation to various animals".

The hoses had proved to be a paw-some addition to the European brown bear closure, it added.

News imageDunstable Community Fire Station A group of five people, all holding yellow fire hoses, standing by a wooden fence. Three are wearing black trousers, boots and black tops. The other two have green jumpers on. A man, second from the right, has black jeans on, and a woman next to him has leopard print trousers. They are all smiling. Trees are behind them. Dunstable Community Fire Station
Firefighters from Dunstable had a great time dropping the hoses off

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