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    The oldest polar bear at Midland Zoo, Homer, was found dead at age 16. Homer was the zoo's oldest polar bear and known for being very curious and playful. Zoo staff will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death, with results not available for several weeks. The other two polar bears have been removed for monitoring by veterinary staff as a precaution.

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    The oldest polar bear at Midland Zoo, Homer, was found dead at age 16. Homer was the zoo's oldest polar bear and known for being very curious and playful. Zoo staff will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death, with results not available for several weeks. The other two polar bears have been removed for monitoring by veterinary staff as a precaution.

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    The oldest polar bear at Midland Zoo, Homer, was found dead at age 16. Homer was the zoo's oldest polar bear and known for being very curious and playful. Zoo staff will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death, with results not available for several weeks. The other two polar bears have been removed for monitoring by veterinary staff as a precaution.

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    MidlandZoo

    OldestPolarBearofZoofounddead
    FORIMMEDIATERELEASE

    Contact:ZugeyGarcia

    April13,2016

    zgarcia@student.cccnj.edu

    PolarbearsofMidlandZoohavebeenknowntobeoneoftheZoosmostfavoriteanimal.Buttoday
    onApril13,2015,Midlandissadtoannouncethedeathofoneofthreepolarbears,Homer.Homer
    was16yearsoldtheoldestbearattheZoo.Homerwasaverycuriousandplayfulpolarbearand
    wewillmisshimterriblysaysZookeeperSaraN.Getty.Theothertwopolarbears(Yukonand
    McKenzie)wereremovedandbeingmonitoredbyveterinarystaffforprecaution.TheZoowill
    performanecropsytotrytodeterminethecauseofthedeath.Theresultswillnotbeavailablefor
    severalweeksconfirmedtheseniorstaffVeterinarian,Dr.ShandaLear.DirectorofMidlandZoo,can
    reassureusthattodaysincidentwillbeinvestigatedtodeterminetheexactcauseofdeathWewill
    doeverythinginourpowertodeterminehowthisbeardied.Animalwelfareandthepreservationof
    speciesareourprimarygoalshereattheZoo.

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