Forget trekking to the Arctic. French tourists are opting for the luxury way to spend the night with a polar bear: beside a log fire not far from home. Since it launched "A night at home with the bear" in October, La Fleche zoo in western France has booked up its comfy lodge overlooking Taiko the polar bear's enclosure until the end of 2015. La Fleche zoo, which opened in 1946, was in need of boost when it opened its first lodge in 2013.
Sleeping with polar bears: French zoos evolve
