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TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center is accepting a substantial donation to drive future development. Fawn Moser, Interim Director at the Topeka Zoo, announced in a press release on Friday, April 26 that a donation of $250,000 is being made towards the zoo. This cash comes from Security Benefit, a retirement savings […]

Staff at Topeka zoo are ‘devastated’ by death of Karen, who was known as the ‘dancing queen’

Karen, a “vibrant and beloved” ostrich who made her home at the Topeka Zoo, has died after swallowing a zoo staffer’s set of keys, zoo officials said. The untimely passing was announced by the Topeka Zoo on Friday after Karen “tragically succumbed to complications arising from consuming a foreign object.” “The Topeka Zoo remains committed to ensuring the well-being of all our animals, implementing rigorous protocols to safeguard against such incidents ...

A beloved zoo ostrich named Karen has died after swallowing a staff members keys

Karen, a five-year-old ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas passed away in staffs hands after they were unable to operate and retrieve the keys.

"We are devastated by the loss of Karen. She was not just an animal; she was a beloved member of our community," said Fawn Moser, the zoo's interim director

(TOPEKA, Kan.) — Karen, a “vibrant and beloved” ostrich who made her home at the Topeka Zoo, has died after swallowing a zoo staffer’s set of keys, zoo officials said. The untimely passing was announced by the Topeka Zoo on Friday after Karen “tragically succumbed […]

Staff at the zoo in Kansas in the US say they are "devastated by the loss" of five-year-old Karen after the bird reached over a fence to snatch and swallow the keys.

Karen, an ostrich at the Topeka Zoo, has died after grabbing and swallowing a staff member's keys, the zoo announced Friday.

A vibrant and beloved ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after ingesting a set of keys belonging to a staff member.