Ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing employee’s keys
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Staff at Topeka zoo are ‘devastated’ by death of Karen, who was known as the ‘dancing queen’A popular ostrich at a zoo in Kansas known as the “dancing queen” has died after swallowing an employee’s keys.The Topeka zoo and conservation center announced the death of Karen on Friday after she “reached beyond her exhibit fence to grab the keys of a staff member” and then swallowed them. Continue reading
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....
The Independent—An adored ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after swallowing a staff member's keys. A beloved zoo ostrich named Karen has died after swallowing a staff member's keys
The Washington Times—Karen, Topeka Zoo ostrich, dies after swallowing a staffer's keys. An ostrich kept at the Topeka Zoo died recently after reaching beyond her habitat’s fencing, grabbing and then swallowing a zoo staffer’s keys.