"the zoo was meeting or exceeding USDA standards for care. Our veterinary and animal care teams have stated Happy appears fine and is doing well. ... She is given access to the exhibit area each day but not choosing to spend her time there. Despite some reports, she is not confined indoors but has access to indoor and outdoor spaces and she chooses where she wants to be," the WCS said in a statement.
Bronx Zoo elephant Happy appears in exhibit after months of speculation
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society added that it hopes the person responsible for vandalizing Flaco’s exhibit, allowing him to escape, is arrested.
Beloved 'Flaco' owl dies a year after escaping Central Park Zoo
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