Polar Bear Passage Part I

Payton The Polar Bear Relocates to North Carolina Zoo For New Breeding Opportunities After more than a decade at Memphis Zoo, polar bear Payton has headed east to North Carolina Zoo. Payton arrived in Memphis on January 4, 2006 and has called Northwest Passage home for the last 15 years. Payton came to Memphis from Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. He was named after NFL player and former Chicago Bear Walter Payton. He celebrated his 17th birthday this past November. “Payton is a great bear that loves to