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Franklin Park Zoo serves up frozen treats to help keep animals cool in the summer heat

An ice-cold cup of water, a fountain to splash around in, and an ice pop to eat under the blistering July sun. Those pleasures may sound like the ticket for an idyllic summer day for humans, but ...

Beloved Boston gorilla Kitombe has died, Franklin Park Zoo says

Kitombe, a gorilla who's lived at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo for more than 25 years, died on Thursday, the zoo announced.
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Franklin Park Zoo needs help naming 225 pound, 7 foot giraffe calf

Meet Franklin Park Zoo's newest addition! A Masai giraffe calf that was born on Aug. 7 can now be seen exploring the savannah alongside his mother, Amari. At nearly 7 feet tall and 225 pounds, he's ...
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Baby giraffe hospitalized after birth at Franklin Park Zoo showing signs of ‘significant improvement,’ officials say

An endangered Masai giraffe born Aug. 7 at Franklin Park Zoo and transferred to an animal hospital to receive specialized care is “showing significant improvement,” officials said. The 167-pound calf ...
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Child, adult injured by falling tree branch at Franklin Park Zoo, police say

THAT GIRL WAS RUSHED ON. YEAH, MARIA THAT GIRL BEING TREATED HERE AT CHILDREN’S TONIGHT. A WORKER AT THE ZOO TELLS ME THAT BRANCH FELL RIGHT ON THE GIRL’S HEAD. IT’S SCARY. IT’S SCARY THAT THAT COULD ...