WATCH: Black bear climbs 50ft up a tree By Frances Rougvie March 29 2018, 2:17 pm March 29 2018, 2:17 pm Share WATCH: Black bear climbs 50ft up a tree Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/1444090/watch-black-bear-climbs-50ft-up-a-tree/ Copy Link Watch the moment Takoda the black bear climbed a Douglas fir tree in his enclosure at Oregon Zoo. Charismatic Takoda arrived at the zoo in November 2010 and is identifiable by a large white “V” on his chest. His name means “friend to all” in Sioux, a native American language and before coming to the zoo he lived in Montana.