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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-05-08 10:06 PM
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Attendance soars after deadly tiger attack at San Francisco Zoo
Source: CBC

Attendance has increased at the San Francisco Zoo following a tiger attack that killed a teenage boy on Christmas Day, a zoo spokesman said Saturday.

Twice as many visitors came to the zoo when the facility reopened Thursday as had visited the same day last year, spokesman Paul Garcia said.
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The zoo was closed for eight days following the tiger attack, which left 17-year-old Carlos Sousa Jr. dead and two brothers injured. Police were investigating whether the tiger was taunted before attacking the three victims.

Other zoos that have endured mishaps have seen similar spikes in attendance, which officials have attributed to publicity and morbid curiosity.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/01/05/zoo-attendance.html
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-05-08 10:26 PM
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1. Damn! I should suggest the Bronx Zoo issue...
slingshots at the entrance booths next season.

They're looking to increase visits, too.
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