Refugees have close encounter with a polar bear

A polar bear is settling in to his new home in Doncaster after an unexpected encounter with a group of shocked refugees in Calais.

Refugees have close encounter with a polar bear

The bear, called Nissan, was in slow-moving traffic outside the French town when a group of people managed to open the back doors of his truck.

Three of them got into the compartment only to find the 22-month-old bear staring at them from his cage.

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