{"id":93205,"date":"2025-07-26T04:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93205\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T04:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T04:43:10","slug":"bearizona-names-newly-rescued-cubs-after-late-hulk-hogan-ozzy-osbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/93205\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearizona names newly rescued cubs after late Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>WILLIAMS, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014Bearizona Wildlife Park is welcoming two new black bear cubs rescued from eastern Arizona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The cubs, now named Hogan and Ozzy, were named in tribute to the late icons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/07\/24\/trump-ric-flair-react-death-professional-wrestling-icon-hulk-hogan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/07\/24\/trump-ric-flair-react-death-professional-wrestling-icon-hulk-hogan\/\">Hulk Hogan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/07\/22\/rock-legend-ozzy-osbourne-dead-76-reports-say\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/07\/22\/rock-legend-ozzy-osbourne-dead-76-reports-say\/\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>. One was rescued from Alpine, while the other came from Cibecue on the White Mountain Apache Reservation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"In the left picture, Ozzy sticks his tongue out. On the right, both Hogan and Ozzy hug each...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/6DM4CDQESNA57FJHTZJTR2QL7I.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>In the left picture, Ozzy sticks his tongue out. On the right, both Hogan and Ozzy hug each other.(Bearizona)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cRescuing Hogan and Ozzy aligns with our core mission to safeguard vulnerable wildlife while at the same time honoring the legacies of cultural icons that I grew up with,\u201d said Sean Casey, CEO of Bearizona Wildlife Park. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Bearizona officials say that after losing their mothers over 100 miles apart, Hogan and Ozzy will now be able to grow up together at the park. After a year at Fort Bearizona, they will meet 20 other furry friends in the forested habitat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cWe are dedicated to ensuring these cubs live healthy, enriched lives, and we invite the community to join us in celebrating their journey and the broader cause of conservation,\u201d said Casey. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Bearizona says the pair will be out for visitors to meet in the coming weeks after a short quarantine to make sure they\u2019re healthy and comfortable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">For more information on the Bearizona\u2019s wildlife conservation efforts or to learn how to get tickets to the drive-through safari park, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bearizona.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bearizona.com\/\">their website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KTVK\/KPHO. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WILLIAMS, AZ (AZFamily) \u2014Bearizona Wildlife Park is welcoming two new black bear cubs rescued from eastern Arizona. 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