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The fate of the mounted lion, tiger, polar bear and gorilla that have long greeted visitors entering South Dakota’s largest zoo is grim after arsenic was found to be widespread in the taxidermy collection, creating a raging debate about whether the more than 150 animals should be destroyed. The arsenic, he adds, is a heavy metal, not something that wafts through the air.

The fate of the mounted lion, bears, gorilla, and other animals that have long greeted visitors entering a Sioux Falls zoo looks grim.