Bears take the honey and run at wildlife park in Devon

If you went down to the woods in Devon on Monday, you were in for a big surprise. Two European brown bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park – and went straight for a picnic, consuming a week's worth of honey from the park's food stores.

- Jamie Grierson

Mish and Lucy, both five years old, enjoyed a selection of snacks before being safely returned to their enclosure by the keeper team at Wildwood Devon, near Ottery St Mary.

"Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at Wildwood Devon this afternoon, heading straight for their food store," a spokesperson for the wildlife park said.

"Mish and Lucy, who posed no threat to the public at any point, enjoyed a selection of snacks – including a week's worth of honey – before being safely returned to their enclosure by the expert keeper team within the hour."