Severe flooding on Friday in New York City allowed a sea lion to escape from its enclosure at the Central Park Zoo.
The sea lion took advantage of the rising flood waters to swim out of its enclosure; however, she was never out of sight of zoo personnel, NBC New York“A female sea lion at Central Park Zoo was able to swim out of her pool due to flooding of the plaza caused by severe rains in New York City today,” said Jim Breheny, director of the Bronx“Zoo staff monitored the sea lion as she explored the area
before returning to the familiar surroundings of the pool and the company of the other two sea lions,” said Breheny.With the zoo closed, no guests were in danger, and neither were any staff. Despite false claims circulating on social media, the sea lion never escaped the zoo.There are several videos circulating online about flooding & escaped zoo animals. These videos are misleading & inaccurate.
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