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Philadelphia Zoo's Asian black bear dies

Ben was euthanized after a losing fight against skin cancer.

Ben had been at fixture at the Philadelphia Zoo for more than 15 years.
Ben had been at fixture at the Philadelphia Zoo for more than 15 years.Read morePhiladelphia Zoo

Ben, the Philadelphia Zoo's Asian black bear, has died. He was 23.

The zoo said he was euthanized Wednesday after a losing fight against squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant form of skin cancer.

Ben, who was born Natural Bridge Zoological Park in Virginia in August 1994, had been at the zoo since April 2002.