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How Do You Give A Tiger A Root Canal? With Knockout Gas, And Great Care
Nikita, a 308-pound Amur tiger, was blissfully gassed out on a gurney at the National Zoo. On Saturday morning, as the orange, black and white feline lay on her side, her tongue dangling out, some 15 zoo staffers fearlessly hovered. They opened her mouth, checked her heart rate, and, crucially, monitored for the slightest signs of muscle twitches a...
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Pak High Commission Staffer Expelled For Espionage Has 48 Hours To Leave
A Pakistan High Commission officer has been asked to leave India over alleged espionage. He was caught by the police on Wednesday at the Delhi zoo, with two men who allegedly leaked to him sensitive information on the deployment of forces at the border.
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Man Rescued After Jumping Into Polar Bear Pit in Copenhagen
A man jumped inside a polar bear pit today at the Copenhagen Zoo, forcing zookeepers to fire rubber bullets at the 621-kilogram (1,369-pound) bear so they could rescue him.
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Bear Escapes Habitat at Texas zoo; No One Hurt
A black bear who managed to climb out of a Texas zoo exhibit took a dip in a pond with some harbour seals before staffers tranquilised him.
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How Do You Give A Tiger A Root Canal? With Knockout Gas, And Great Care
Nikita, a 308-pound Amur tiger, was blissfully gassed out on a gurney at the National Zoo. On Saturday morning, as the orange, black and white feline lay on her side, her tongue dangling out, some 15 zoo staffers fearlessly hovered. They opened her mouth, checked her heart rate, and, crucially, monitored for the slightest signs of muscle twitches a...
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Pak High Commission Staffer Expelled For Espionage Has 48 Hours To Leave
A Pakistan High Commission officer has been asked to leave India over alleged espionage. He was caught by the police on Wednesday at the Delhi zoo, with two men who allegedly leaked to him sensitive information on the deployment of forces at the border.
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Man Rescued After Jumping Into Polar Bear Pit in Copenhagen
A man jumped inside a polar bear pit today at the Copenhagen Zoo, forcing zookeepers to fire rubber bullets at the 621-kilogram (1,369-pound) bear so they could rescue him.
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Bear Escapes Habitat at Texas zoo; No One Hurt
A black bear who managed to climb out of a Texas zoo exhibit took a dip in a pond with some harbour seals before staffers tranquilised him.
