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Denver Zookeeper Back At Home After Being Bitten By Grizzly Bear

DENVER (CBS4) - A zookeeper at the Denver Zoo is recovering after he was bitten by a grizzly bear on Friday. The keeper was sent to Denver Health Medical Center, but went home hours later, officials say.

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Copter4 flew over the Denver Zoo (credit: CBS)

Zoo officials say the bear is back in its habitat. Details about what led up to the bite, but officials say it happened during normal operations.

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