Bearly moving: for almost 500 years, life has been literally the pits for the captive bears of Bern. But the beasts are soon to be let loose in a new SFr 10 million, 6,500 [m.sup.2] park spreading from their old home down to the riverside.

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Bearly moving: for almost 500 years, life has been literally the pits for the captive bears of Bern. But the beasts are soon to be let loose in a new SFr 10 million, 6,500 [m.sup.2] park spreading from their old home down to the riverside.

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I Switzerland's capital has long been associated with its grizzliest inhabitants. Indeed, if you believe the old myths, Bern would not even be called Bern if not for the presence of wild bears during the years when the city was settled.

According to legend, Duke Berchtold V of Zahringen decided he would name the new city after the first animal he cau...

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