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    Homer the polar bear was found dead floating in the pool of the polar bear exhibit at the Midland Zoo. Zoo staff will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death, which may take several weeks. Homer was 16 years old and described as curious and playful. The two remaining polar bears have been removed from the exhibit as a precautionary measure.

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    Homer the polar bear was found dead floating in the pool of the polar bear exhibit at the Midland Zoo. Zoo staff will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death, which may take several weeks. Homer was 16 years old and described as curious and playful. The two remaining polar bears have been removed from the exhibit as a precautionary measure.

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    Homer the polar bear was found dead floating in the pool of the polar bear exhibit at the Midland Zoo. Zoo staff will perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death, which may take several weeks. Homer was 16 years old and described as curious and playful. The two remaining polar bears have been removed from the exhibit as a precautionary measure.

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    FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:

    Contact:MelindaBaptista
    December1,2015Cell:(401)1234567
    Email:
    baptistm@simmons.edu

    HomerthePlayfulPolarBearDies

    Boston,MA

    Homerthepolarbearwasfounddead,floatinginthepoolofthepolarbearexhibitat7
    a.mtoday.Todaysincidentwillbeinvestigated,andthezoowillperformanecropsytotrytodetermine
    theexactcauseofdeath.SeniorstaffveterinarianDr.ShandaLearsaiditmaytakeseveralweeksuntil
    resultsareavailable.
    Wewilldoeverythinginourpowertodeterminehowthisbeardied.Animalwelfareandthe
    preservationofspeciesareourprimarygoalshereatthezoo.saidChrisP.Bacon,directorofMidland
    Zoo.HomerwastheoldestpolarbearattheMidlandZoo,at16yearsold.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
    thetworemainingpolarbearswereremovedfromtheexhibitandarenowbeingmonitoredbythe
    veterinarystaff.
    ZookeeperSaraN.Getty,whofoundHomer,saidHomerwasaverycuriousandplayfulpolarbearand
    wewillmisshimterribly.Polarbearshavethrivedatthiszoosince1985withuniqueexhibitsthatallow
    thebearstoengageinnaturalbehaviors.Itisamongthezoostopprioritiestopreserveandprovidethe
    ultimatecarefortheseendangeredanimals,keepingthemengagedandhealthy.

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