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Chemo for a gecko? National Zoo vets go all in to save 3-ounce lizard with tumors
A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.
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A Red Fox Slips In—and Leaves a Feathery Disaster in Washington Zoo
In what can only be described as one of the most jaw-dropping zoo incidents recently, a wild red fox broke into the National ...
Named for Tax Day, zoo orangutan celebrates birthday
The primate was born April 15. Her name includes I, R and S. Not many creatures, humans or otherwise, make a big deal of ...
Orangutan bites zookeeper through barrier during training, Washington zoo says
An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. The incident ...
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Washington zoo keeper hospitalized after orangutan bite
SEATTLE — An animal keeper at a Seattle zoo was treated at a local hospital Saturday after being bitten by an orangutan. The Woodland Park Zoo said the keeper suffered a serious but non-life ...
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Orangutan bites zookeeper through barrier during training, Washington zoo says
An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. The incident happened Saturday at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, the zoo wrote in ...
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Orangutan bites zookeeper through barrier during training, Washington zoo says
Chris Tellez via Unsplash An orangutan bit a zookeeper’s hand through a mesh barrier, causing a serious injury, a Washington zoo said. The incident happened Saturday, March 29, at the Woodland ...