An adored ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after swallowing a staff member's keys


by The Independent

The Independent— A beloved zoo ostrich named Karen has died after swallowing a staff member's keys

NBC News—Adored ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing staff member’s keys. TOPEKA, Kan. — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member’s keys. The zoo announced in a social media post Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had reached beyond her exhibit’s fence and grabbed and swallowed the employee’s keys. Staff consulted with experts around the U.S. “to undergo surgical and non-surgical efforts to minimize the impact of the keys. Unfortunately, these efforts were unsuccessful,” the zoo said....

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