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The Biggest NYC Animal Stories Of 2011

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Baby Penguins, Police Horse, Bronx Cobra, Central Park Zoo, French Bulldog, NY Culture, Animals New York, NY Around Town, Missing Peacock, Animals, Carriage Horses, Jack the Cat, New York News

From peacocks wandering the Upper East Side to hilarious Twitter accounts sparked from a missing Cobra and partying turtles invading JFK, 2011 was qui...

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A Huffington Post Guide To Family Vacations In New York

The Huffington Post | Megan Farrell Fuchsloch | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Video, Family Travel Guides, Central Park Zoo, Hamptons, Franklin Roosevelt, FAO Schwarz, Vanderbilt Mansion, New York City, New York, Themed Guides, Travel News

Family vacations in New York can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, we've...

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Watch: New York's Hottest Chicks

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: NY Around Town, Baby Penguins, Video, Central Park Zoo Penguin House, Baby Penguins Central Park Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Animals, Cute Animals, New York News

You won't find New York's hottest chicks dining at ABC Kitchen, peddling away at SoulCycle or lined up for an Alexander Wang sample sale. You'll have ...

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WATCH: Surprise Baby Lamb Born As Storm Approached Named 'Irene Hope'

Posted 11.01.2011

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As New Yorkers braced for Hurricane Irene Saturday, staff at the Central Park Zoo made a surprising discovery--a brand new baby lamb. "We all came...

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Planning A Trip To The Big Apple? Read Our Guide To Family Vacations In New York City

The Huffington Post | Shellie Braeuner | Posted 10.12.2011

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Family vacations in New York City can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters — it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, ...

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There Is A Peacock On The Loose In New York...Again

| Olivia Scheck | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: NY Around Town, Peacock, Central Park Zoo Peacock, Birds, Central Park Zoo, Animals, Peacock Escapes, New York News

UPDATE: She's back. EARLIER: A peacock escaped from the Central Park Zoo and was on the loose on the Upper East Side Tuesday afternoon, zoo offi...

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HuffPost Review: Mr. Popper's Penguins

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Jim Carrey, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Angela Lansbury, Central Park Zoo, Guggenheim Museum, Carla Gugino, Flatiron Building, Tavern on the Green, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Marshall Fine Movie Reviews, Movies, Mr.Popper's Penguins Movie Review, Entertainment News

Imagine penguins sledding on their stomachs down a slurry of spilled ice buckets in the middle of a black-tie charity event. If that sounds like a lot of laughs, then you're either a six-year-old or the ideal adult audience member for this movie.

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Central Park Zoo's Beloved Polar Bear Dies At 25

AP | Posted 08.04.2011

Read More: Ida, Ida Dead, Ida Bear, Ny News, NY Around Town, Animals, Central Park Zoo, New York News

NEW YORK -- One of the Central Park Zoo's beloved polar bears has died. Zoo officials say Ida was euthanized Friday after veterinarians determined sh...

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Tragedy Amidst Beauty

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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The tragic death of a six-month-old baby on Saturday just outside the Central Park Zoo was the result when a major limb of a honey locust tree suddenly fell about thirty-five feet.

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Falling Tree Branch Kills Baby, Hurts Mother At Central Park Zoo

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP / Huffington Post) -- Police say a 6-month-old baby has been killed and her mother injured by a falling tree branch at the Central Park Z...

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Man Killed By Falling Branch In Central Park

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Central Park Tree Limb, Central Park Tree Death, Literary Way, Central Park Zoo, Snow Tree, Man Dead Central Park, Central Park Tree Dead, New York News

A man was killed by a falling snow-covered tree branch in Central Park earlier this afternoon. The unidentified man was declared dead on the scene ...

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Baby Mini-Nubian Goat Born At Central Park Zoo

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Central Park Zoo, Cute Animals, New York, New York City, Mini Goat, Slidepoll, Mini-Nubians, Baby Miniature Nubian Goats, Baby Nubian Goat in New York, Huffington Baby Goat, Funky Goat Zoo, Baby Mini-Nubian Goat, Baby Goat Video Central Park Zoo, New York Baby Goat Video, Goat Born in Nyc, New York News

A "mini" goat was born recently at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Central Park Zoo. He was born to one of four Mini-Nubian goats which the zoo bo...

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Central Park Zoo Opens New Snow Leopard Exhibit

nydailynews.com | By Jan Ransom | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Central Park Zoo opened its first new exhibit in over 20 years on Thursday, introducing 2 snow leopards to New York City, with a third on its way....

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Did This Knight Have To Be So Dark?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, Flash, Central Park Zoo, Action Figures, Miguel Ferrer, Green Lantern, Superman, Entertainment News, Comet Man, Batman, Robin, Entertainment News

With The Dark Knight, we get such a boundary-breaking piece of pulp whose noir is so effective that, we most likely will see comic books and their relative movie and TV franchises adopt an even darker tone.

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