History: JoJo was picked up in Combs, AR by Don Jackson. JoJo is the only carnivore at Turpentine Creek who came to us that was born in the wild. Her owner’s dog brought home a small puppy one day. They spent three weeks trying to figure out "what kind of dog doesn’t have a tail". Realizing she was a bear, they proceeded to raise JoJo indoors until she began to climb all over the cabinets and get into everything. They then put her outside to turn her loose, but she would not leave. By the time she was 10 months old, she had began to tear the screens off the house trying to get back in. The owners decided they really did not want a bear hanging around and called Turpentine Creek.

Personal: JoJo is still very playful and now she’s turning into quite a lady.