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Hoax calls prompt evacuations, closures at several US zoos

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Hoax calls involving alleged bomb threats and even claims of active shooters have prompted evacuations and closures at several zoos around the U.S. in recent days, disrupting family plans and taxing public safety resources in some cities. No explosives or real dangers have been found in the latest string of what authorities are describing as … Read more

Meet the baby koala hiding in its mom’s pouch at a Florida zoo’s new Outback habitat

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A zoo in Florida has two reasons to celebrate — the first birth of a koala and a newly renovated habitat for the cuddly creatures is opening to the public on Saturday. “For the zoo and for us here, it’s the very big deal,” said Amarylis Celestina, who oversees carnivores … Read more

Toddler injured by wolf after crawling under Pennsylvania zoo’s exterior metal fence

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HERSHEY, Pa. — A toddler was lightly injured by a wolf at a Pennsylvania theme park zoo after he crawled under a fence and stuck his hand into the animal’s enclosure, officials at the zoo confirmed Sunday. The child was never inside the wolf habitat at the ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park, which is part … Read more