They did it.
I think 'hanging on for a little bit too long' is code for 'the damn bear was making a monkey out of us'.
At 7 this morning, zookeepers used several darts to tranquilize the 1,100-pound bear, who refused to leave his moat after falling into it Oct. 13. Zoo spokeswoman Jennifer Diliberti said the move came because "things were hanging on for a little bit too long,"
I think 'hanging on for a little bit too long' is code for 'the damn bear was making a monkey out of us'.