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Video: Orphan black bear cubs discover snow for the first time

Three orphaned Galena black bears cubs spent their last day at Alaska Zoo freely frolicking around the bear cub exhibit in the public eye -- a place the triplets had previously been forbidden to go as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game determined their fate.

Thursday, Fish and Game spokesperson Ken Marsh confirmed the triplets would be heading to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colo., Thursday night.

A relieved Marsh skipped a "hello" in a phone call about the bears, instead going straight to the news: The first words out of his mouth were simply, "Those lucky little guys finally have a home."

During an interview with Marsh at the beginning of November, he said it was still possible that the bears could be euthanized if the plans with the Outside facility fell through.

The plans were not finalized until Thursday morning.

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