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What animals will be on display during Zoo Babies Month?
From a tiny snake to Fritz the hippo, zoo babies will be on display during May at the Cincinnati Zoo. (Provided by the ...
Meet the candidates: How Toledo's mayoral candidates plan to fight crime and a declining population
Incumbent Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, Roberto Torres and Harold Harris are vying for the mayor seat. Only two will make it to ...
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That Night The Cincinnati Zoo Became Venice and a Famed Artist Became a Lifeguard
When instead of hippos and giraffes, zoo guests were treated to facsimiles of the Floating City, gondolas, and a drowning ...
Emerson, long-time fixture at the Toledo Zoo, dies at 80
A Galapagos tortoise that’s been at the Toledo Zoo since 2014 has passed. The Zoo announced Friday that Emerson, 80, was ...
Toledo Zoo: 80-year-old Galapagos tortoise has died
The Toledo Zoo's 80-year-old Galapagos turtle "Emerson" has died, the zoo said in a social media post Friday morning. Emerson, who was born the same year the microwave oven was invented, died ...
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Metro Richmond Zoo offers new outdoor pygmy hippo experience
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Now that Poppy and Iris have been released into the outdoor Hippo Haven habitat, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering a new experience for visitors to see them up ...
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Zoo Buddy: Nile Hippos!
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Meet Monroe! He’s a Nile hippo at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe - hence the name choice. General Curator Lisa Taylor says they’re also known as “river ...
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Zoo Blooms is here: When's the best time to see 100,000+ tulips at Cincinnati Zoo?
The weather is (trying) to warm up and that means the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is ready for it's annual Zoo Blooms!This month, the zoo will come alive with an explosion of color made by ...
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Dozens of hippos found dead at national park in Africa due to anthrax poisoning
A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reuters first reported the news.
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Cameron Park Zoo launches ‘Penguin Encounters:’ an immersive experience inside penguins’ exhibit
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Cameron Park Zoo is launching ‘Penguin Encounters’ Wednesday, which is an immersive learning experience inside the South African penguin’s exhibit. “The Penguin ...
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Hi Poppy! Virginia’s pygmy hippo publicly debuts, soaking up sunshine and global allure
They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...
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Sloth Gives Surprise Birth at Minnesota Zoo: 'It Was a Truly Special Moment'
A 6-year-old, two-toed sloth unexpectedly went into labor in her zoo exhibit in front of zoo goers on Wednesday, April 2 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...