Where’s Happy? The mystery surrounding Bronx Zoo’s famous elephant
Mystery surrounds Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo elephant who has been the subject of fierce legal battles, with the 53-year-old ...
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Off-duty parole officer shoots man who opened fire in Bronx bar and wounded cook
An off-duty parole officer shot a gunman who opened fire inside a Bronx bar early Sunday and wounded a cook, according to reports. The chaos broke out inside the Kutty Bar & Lounge on Boston Road ...
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Machete-wielding suspect, arrested in 2022 transit hate crime, attacks man on Bronx subway: police
A machete-wielding suspect launched an early morning assault on another straphanger on a Bronx subway over the weekend – around two years after he allegedly stabbed another victim in a transit ...
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Sell-out Banham Zoo event to return with second Zoo Do
After its successful inaugural event a Norfolk zoo has announced a second after-hours evening for this month. Banham Zoo is set to come alive after darkness falls next weekend, offering guests ...
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Two elephants at Ohio zoo will welcome calves by the same father
On Thursday, the Columbus Zoo announced that two female elephants are simultaneously pregnant, and Sabu, 36, is the father. Phoebe, 37, and Sunny, 15, are both expecting. Sunny will be a first ...
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3 apes die from contagious bacterial infection within days of each other at Jacksonville Zoo
Three apes at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died over the past week due to a highly infectious bacterial infection, according to the zoo. Bulera, a 35-year-old female lowland gorilla died due ...
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Election Worker Charged With Taking Kickbacks for Polling Place Jobs
Where Is Happy the Elephant?: The star attraction of the Bronx Zoo hasn’t been seen since July. The zoo says she’s fine, but animal rights activists are not so sure. Street Wars: The police ...
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Bronx GOP official made poll workers pay her to get the gigs, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors have charged a Bronx Republican elected official with bribery, extortion, fraud and identity theft in connection with what they say was a scheme to force potential poll workers ...
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New Jersey woman charged after climbing zoo barrier, taunting tiger
A woman caught on video climbing over a barrier at a New Jersey zoo and then taunting a nearby tiger, who nearly bites her, has been charged. Zyair Dennis is facing a count of defiant trespassing ...
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N.J. woman accused of climbing over zoo fence is charged after close call with tiger
The incident is reminiscent of one at the Bronx Zoo in New York in 2019, when a woman climbed into the lion enclosure and stood feet away from one of the lions.
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N.J. woman accused of climbing over zoo fence is charged after close call with tiger
Attempts to reach her were not successful Monday afternoon. The incident is reminiscent of one at the Bronx Zoo in New York in 2019, when a woman climbed into the lion enclosure and stood feet ...