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Article: The Virginia Zoo's new red panda escapes - again.
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 15, 2007
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Byline: Diana D'Abruzzo
Jul. 15--NORFOLK
She did it again.
Yin, the Virginia Zoo's new red panda, was discovered missing from her exhibit Saturday morning -- the second time she's escaped since her debut less than a month ago.
"She's a character," said Alison Till, the zoo's director of development, echoing an opinion shared by other zoo staff, who reacted to the furry fugitive's latest disappearance with sly grins and references to their "escape artist."
"She's just testing every limit that might be in the exhibit," said zoo director Greg Bockheim, who found himself literally up a tree Saturday to coax little Yin home.
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