zoo
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A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The youngsters, estimated to be about one-and-a-half years old, appeared to be healthy and were being cared for at a zoo after their rescue, the ministry said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
"First, a zoo of hadrons was discovered. Now, we're facing a zoo of so-called exotic states."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Although the zoo houses more than 14,000 animals, the keepers will only have time to measure and log the weight of about 400 creatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“So if we went to the zoo, you’d pay for one of those little cones of birdseed and take it into the aviary to feed them?”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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While Nile crocodile eggs naturally incubate in underground nests in the wild, zoos typically hatch them in carefully controlled incubators, closely monitoring the temperature and humidity.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
"We work with zoos all around the world, particularly zoos in the rest of Europe, because we can't do it by ourselves."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Members can now exchange their credits for tickets to Legoland, SeaWorld, Kennedy Space Center, some zoos and other attractions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Technically dragons aren’t in zoos but on farms. In kindergarten, we’d visit the baby dragon farm and ride around on them.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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