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Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic
Description
April 7, 2020
Burmese star tortoises at Toronto Zoo had free reign of the facilities on April 6. The zoo is providing daily updates to patrons on the lives of its animals, as part of a “closed but still caring” campaign prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Footage released by the zoo shows two Burmese star tortoises paying a visit to the zoo’s Western lowland gorillas.
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Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic
Description
April 7, 2020
Burmese star tortoises at Toronto Zoo had free reign of the facilities on April 6. The zoo is providing daily updates to patrons on the lives of its animals, as part of a “closed but still caring” campaign prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Footage released by the zoo shows two Burmese star tortoises paying a visit to the zoo’s Western lowland gorillas.
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