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Karen the ostrich. Brea Schmidt/ Topeka Zoo through AP
By TATION VEREAR and DETERRUISSET REPREHENDUNT, Associated Press
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)– A cherished ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & & Conservation Center in Kansas has actually passed away after swallowing an employee’s secrets.
The zoo revealed in a social networks post on Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich called Karen had actually reached beyond her display’s fence and got and swallowed the worker’s secrets. Personnel talked to professionals around the U.S. “to go through surgical and non-surgical efforts to reduce the effect of the secrets. These efforts were not successful,” the zoo stated.
Karen was euthanized Thursday and “died in personnel’s hands,” Topeka Zoo Interim Director Fawn Moser stated in an e-mail.
“We are ravaged by the loss of Karen,” Moser stated in a declaration. “She was not simply an animal; she was a cherished member of our neighborhood. Our ideas are with our devoted animal care group, who formed deep bonds with Karen throughout her time with us.”
The loved ostrich had actually been at the zoo because March 2023. She was understood for her love of playing in water “and, most importantly, being our ‘dancing queen!'” the zoo stated.
The zoo stated it carried out an examination and “is taking proper actions relating to the staff member included.” The zoo likewise stated it would examine and improve security procedures for its animals.
The Topeka Zoo & & Conservation Center is home to more than 300 animals showed throughout 35 acres (14.2 hectares), according to its site.
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