GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Gray News) - A longtime resident at a Michigan zoo has died. According to the John Ball Zoo, a 31-year-old North American brown bear named Yogi died this week after battling ...

The bear, nicknamed Junior, must've known this was the right place to be because Bob has a soft spot for cuddly bears. Bob just so happens to be the animator of Yogi Bear.

In honor of Yogi, the zoo said it is hosting a teddy bear drive. One of his keepers, Jaime, said she worked with Yogi for 13 years and she wanted to celebrate him.