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      <title>Grand Rapids Lantern Festival Kicks Off This Week</title>
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      <title>The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival Is Back Next Week!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival is happening from April 10th until June 16th every Wednesday through Sunday. Get more details on how to buy tickets. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/878/p/grand-rapids-lantern-festival/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Here is Where You'll Find the Most Alligators in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:38:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the hidden gem of Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary in Michigan, offering a safe haven for reptiles and amphibians. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/most-alligators-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the hidden gem of Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary in Michigan, offering a safe haven for reptiles and amphibians. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/most-alligators-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Experience the reopening of John Ball Zoo in Michigan with new additions like Zuhura the Chimpanzee and the endangered Chacoan peccaries from Paraguay. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/whats-new-at-john-ball-zoo-in-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Experience the reopening of John Ball Zoo in Michigan with new additions like Zuhura the Chimpanzee and the endangered Chacoan peccaries from Paraguay. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/whats-new-at-john-ball-zoo-in-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Want to work outside and around animals? Looking to fill multiple positions for the upcoming season, John Ball Zoo is holding multiple hiring events soon. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-john-ball-zoo-hiring/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Area Zoos Closing Down for the Winter</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:40:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Both John Ball Zoo and Boulder Ridge Animal Park will be shutting down for the winter months. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/46/p/grand-rapids-area-zoos-closing-down-for-the-winter/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Both John Ball Zoo and Boulder Ridge Animal Park will be shutting down for the winter months. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/46/p/grand-rapids-area-zoos-closing-down-for-the-winter/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Have You Seen This Wallaby? The Detroit Zoo Is Looking For Him</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2022 04:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Detroit Zoo is looking for a 5-month-old wallaby that's gone missing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/have-you-seen-this-wallaby-the-detroit-zoo-is-looking-for-him/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Detroit Zoo is looking for a 5-month-old wallaby that&apos;s gone missing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/have-you-seen-this-wallaby-the-detroit-zoo-is-looking-for-him/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visit the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park This Weekend</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[They won't officially be open for the 2022 season until Sunday, May 1st, but the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, in Alto, will be open a few days prior to that. <a href="https://wgrd.com/visit-the-boulder-ridge-wild-animal-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[They won&apos;t officially be open for the 2022 season until Sunday, May 1st, but the Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park, in Alto, will be open a few days prior to that. <a href="https://wgrd.com/visit-the-boulder-ridge-wild-animal-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:49:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Yang Yang, a 24-year-old Giant Panda at Atlanta Zoo is feeling a Spartan victory for the 2021 Peach Bowl taking place on December 30th against Pittsburgh. <a href="https://wgrd.com/panda-picks-msu-peach-bowl/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thankfully Michigan doesn't have any wild penguins roaming around. Have you seen the inside of their mouths? It's the stuff of nightmares! <a href="https://wgrd.com/inside-of-penguin-mouth/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Adult Night Out At John Ball Zoo Planned</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[John Ball Zoo has scheduled events for their "Adult Night Out". The summer series will begin with the first event scheduled for Thursday, June 10. <a href="https://wgrd.com/adult-night-out-at-john-ball-zoo-planned/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[John Ball Zoo has scheduled events for their &quot;Adult Night Out&quot;. The summer series will begin with the first event scheduled for Thursday, June 10. <a href="https://wgrd.com/adult-night-out-at-john-ball-zoo-planned/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Interested In Buying Lion Poop? You Might Just Be In Luck</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:22:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In Munich, Germany, the Circus Krone is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, in order to make ends meet they've decided to sell jars of lion poop for those who are interested in an unconventional souvenir.
Source: Boing Boing
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Munich, Germany, the Circus Krone is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. So, in order to make ends meet they've decided to sell jars of lion poop for those who are interested in an unconventional souvenir.
Source: Boing Boing
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      <title>Meet Joe Exotic, The Wacky Zoo Owner Running For Governor</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Imagine an American version of Steve Irwin that has done meth since he was 12. Meet &quot;Joe Exotic,&quot; the owner of the largest private zoo in the US who is now going to jail for 22 years for hiring a hitman to kill one of his critics. Oh yeah..... <a href="https://wgrd.com/meet-joe-exotic-the-wacky-zoo-owner-running-for-governor/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine an American version of Steve Irwin that has done meth since he was 12. Meet &amp;quot;Joe Exotic,&amp;quot; the owner of the largest private zoo in the US who is now going to jail for 22 years for hiring a hitman to kill one of his critics. Oh yeah..... <a href="https://wgrd.com/meet-joe-exotic-the-wacky-zoo-owner-running-for-governor/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Free Beer and Hot Wings]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Merry Christmas – There’s a Baby Penguin at the Saginaw Zoo</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 05:05:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Her name is Gobbles and we just can't even. <a href="https://wgrd.com/merry-christmas-theres-a-baby-penguin-at-the-saginaw-zoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Her name is Gobbles and we just can&apos;t even. <a href="https://wgrd.com/merry-christmas-theres-a-baby-penguin-at-the-saginaw-zoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[AJ]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>This Place In Michigan Will Actually Let You Play With Penguins</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/penguins-michigan-zoo/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 19:35:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Most people who live in Michigan have probably not seen a penguin in person, as they live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere.
But contrary to popular belief, penguins don't live only in cold climate areas like Antarctica. In fact, according to Wikipedia,  several species are found in temperate zones... <a href="https://wgrd.com/penguins-michigan-zoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Most people who live in Michigan have probably not seen a penguin in person, as they live almost exclusively&nbsp;in the Southern Hemisphere.
But contrary to popular belief, penguins don&apos;t live only in cold climate areas like Antarctica. In fact, according to Wikipedia,&nbsp;&nbsp;several species are found in temperate zones... <a href="https://wgrd.com/penguins-michigan-zoo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Fuse</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon James]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Was There a Camel at a West Michigan PetSmart? [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/why-was-there-a-camel-at-a-west-michigan-petsmart-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 20:05:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is way cooler than seeing a dog. <a href="https://wgrd.com/why-was-there-a-camel-at-a-west-michigan-petsmart-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is way cooler than seeing a dog. <a href="https://wgrd.com/why-was-there-a-camel-at-a-west-michigan-petsmart-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Wildlife Center will Name a Salmon After Your Ex and Feed it to a Bear This Valentine’s Day</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/wildlife-center-will-name-a-salmon-after-your-ex-and-feed-it-to-a-bear-this-valentines-day/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:02:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Got a real turd for an ex? You've got some options this Valentine's Day that'll help you get revenge, be a little petty, AND help out animals.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/wildlife-center-will-name-a-salmon-after-your-ex-and-feed-it-to-a-bear-this-valentines-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Got a real turd for an ex? You&apos;ve got some options this Valentine&apos;s Day that&apos;ll help you get revenge, be a little petty, AND help out animals.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/wildlife-center-will-name-a-salmon-after-your-ex-and-feed-it-to-a-bear-this-valentines-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Name a Snake After Your Ex For Valentine’s Day</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/name-a-snake-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 15:45:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Is your past significant other more of a snake or a cockroach? Well, you can name either after your ex this Valentine's Day! AND you'll be helping out animals. <a href="https://wgrd.com/name-a-snake-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is your past significant other more of a snake or a cockroach? Well, you can name either after your ex this Valentine&apos;s Day! AND you&apos;ll be helping out animals. <a href="https://wgrd.com/name-a-snake-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>LOL! You Can Name a Cockroach After Your Ex for Valentine’s Day</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/lol-you-can-name-a-cockroach-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:02:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It only costs $2! <a href="https://wgrd.com/lol-you-can-name-a-cockroach-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It only costs $2! <a href="https://wgrd.com/lol-you-can-name-a-cockroach-after-your-ex-for-valentines-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Entry to The John Ball Zoo is Free This Weekend For Teachers</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/entry-to-the-john-ball-zoo-is-free-this-weekend-for-teachers/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 19:01:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The John Ball Zoo wants to show their thanks and gratitude to our teachers! <a href="https://wgrd.com/entry-to-the-john-ball-zoo-is-free-this-weekend-for-teachers/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The John Ball Zoo wants to show their thanks and gratitude to our teachers! <a href="https://wgrd.com/entry-to-the-john-ball-zoo-is-free-this-weekend-for-teachers/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Canadian Zoo Has To Apologize For Spreading Joy And Taking A Bear Out For Ice Cream</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/canadian-zoo-has-to-apologize-for-spreading-joy-and-taking-a-bear-out-for-ice-cream/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 09:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Should these people get in trouble? Zookeepers took a bear out of the zoo for ice cream and someone snitched on them.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/canadian-zoo-has-to-apologize-for-spreading-joy-and-taking-a-bear-out-for-ice-cream/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Should these people get in trouble? Zookeepers took a bear out of the zoo for ice cream and someone snitched on them.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/canadian-zoo-has-to-apologize-for-spreading-joy-and-taking-a-bear-out-for-ice-cream/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Chimp Throws Poop And Hits Grandma Right In The Nose</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:39:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sorry grandma but this is hilarious!!!! A chimp throws poop and hits a grandma right in the face! You gotta see this to believe it!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/404247/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry grandma but this is hilarious!!!! A chimp throws poop and hits a grandma right in the face! You gotta see this to believe it!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/404247/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>John Ball Monkey Flings Poop Like a Pro – FBHW Segment 16</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:20:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[At the John Ball Zoo, a fun incident occurred that reminds people why they shouldn't tease the monkeys. Today on Segment 16, the guys watch amazing video of a monkey throwing poop like a pro, and scoring a hit on an unsuspecting lady at the zoo. <a href="https://wgrd.com/john-ball-monkey-flings-poop-like-a-pro-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[At the John Ball Zoo, a fun incident occurred that reminds people why they shouldn&apos;t tease the monkeys. Today on Segment 16, the guys watch amazing video of a monkey throwing poop like a pro, and scoring a hit on an unsuspecting lady at the zoo. <a href="https://wgrd.com/john-ball-monkey-flings-poop-like-a-pro-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Detroit Zoo Wants You to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Watching Animals ‘Do It’</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/the-detroit-zoo-wants-you-to-celebrate-valentines-day-watching-animals-do-it/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:31:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Are you and your partner looking to spice things up this Valentine's Day or maybe you're single with no plans? Why not watch zoo animals do each other?
It's a real event that The Detroit Zoo is hosting on Valentine's Day called Love Gone Wild... <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-detroit-zoo-wants-you-to-celebrate-valentines-day-watching-animals-do-it/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Are you and your partner looking to spice things up this Valentine&apos;s Day or maybe you&apos;re single with no plans? Why not watch zoo animals do each other?
It&apos;s a real event that The Detroit Zoo is hosting on Valentine&apos;s Day called Love Gone Wild... <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-detroit-zoo-wants-you-to-celebrate-valentines-day-watching-animals-do-it/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Funds Approved for the Zoo to Replace the Stingray Exhibit and Some Other Stuff – FBHW Segment 16</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/funds-approved-for-the-zoo-to-replace-the-murdered-stingrays-fbhw-segment-16/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about some of the additional things people voted for on Tuesday, aside from the Presidential election. Including the funding that was approved for the Zoo and the Museum! <a href="https://wgrd.com/funds-approved-for-the-zoo-to-replace-the-murdered-stingrays-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about some of the additional things people voted for on Tuesday, aside from the Presidential election. Including the funding that was approved for the Zoo and the Museum! <a href="https://wgrd.com/funds-approved-for-the-zoo-to-replace-the-murdered-stingrays-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Cha Cha The Chimp Escaped From The Zoo, Swung From Power Lines For An Hour [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/cha-cha-the-chimp-escaped-from-the-zoo-swung-from-power-lines-for-an-hour-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:28:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To some extent, you probably feel bad for the animals at the zoo.  They're obviously not thrilled that they're there and would much rather be out in the wild where they're supposed to be.  So it wouldn't be so bad if they escaped, right?  Well, not exactly... <a href="https://wgrd.com/cha-cha-the-chimp-escaped-from-the-zoo-swung-from-power-lines-for-an-hour-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[To some extent, you probably feel bad for the animals at the zoo.  They&apos;re obviously not thrilled that they&apos;re there and would much rather be out in the wild where they&apos;re supposed to be.  So it wouldn&apos;t be so bad if they escaped, right?  Well, not exactly... <a href="https://wgrd.com/cha-cha-the-chimp-escaped-from-the-zoo-swung-from-power-lines-for-an-hour-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Free Beer and Hot Wings]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Zoo Has an Escaped Zebra Drill, Because Why Not? [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:27:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You'd think that an escaped lion, elephant, or anaconda would be a zoo's biggest safety concern, but apparently zebras can get loose, too. One Japanese zoo decided to stage an emergency drill earlier this week simulating the recapture of an escaped zebra, except that the zebra in the drill isn't a zebra at all. 
It's a dude in a zebra suit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/zoo-has-an-escaped-zebra-drill-because-why-not-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You&apos;d think that an escaped lion, elephant, or anaconda would be a zoo&apos;s biggest safety concern, but apparently zebras can get loose, too. One Japanese zoo decided to stage an emergency drill earlier this week simulating the recapture of an escaped zebra, except that the zebra in the drill isn&apos;t a zebra at all. 
It&apos;s a dude in a zebra suit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/zoo-has-an-escaped-zebra-drill-because-why-not-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Man Tries to Get Into Cougar Enclosure at Zoo, Gets Scratched [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-man-tries-to-get-into-cougar-enclosure-at-zoo-gets-scratched-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:32:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You know the old saying &quot;If you jump in the cougar cage, you're gonna get scratched?&quot;
Wait, that's not a saying? Well, it should be. And this guy is living proof. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-man-tries-to-get-into-cougar-enclosure-at-zoo-gets-scratched-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You know the old saying &amp;quot;If you jump in the cougar cage, you&apos;re gonna get scratched?&amp;quot;
Wait, that&apos;s not a saying? Well, it should be. And this guy is living proof. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-man-tries-to-get-into-cougar-enclosure-at-zoo-gets-scratched-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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