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Bear down! Brookfield Zoo celebrates the start of the Chicago Bears season

Bears at Brookfield Zoo celebrate start of Chicago Bears season
Bears at Brookfield Zoo celebrate start of Chicago Bears season 02:04

CHICAGO (CBS) -- As the Chicago Bears get ready to start the season, the team's namesake is celebrating a new season with tasty treats in Bears colors.

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Cathy Bazzoni/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

Bears at the Brookfield Zoo are getting received "football-themed enrichment treats" colored in blue and orange. 

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Cathy Bazzoni/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

Josie, a California sea lion, got an "ice cake" with a football on top.  

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Cathy Bazzoni/CZS-Brookfield Zoo

Axhi and Jim, the zoo's two grizzly bears, along with the sloth bears, Kartik and Hani, all got the cool treats featuring pieces of fruit in frozen blocks. 

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Cathy Bazzoni/CZS-Brookfield Zoo
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