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Miami Herald
28-05-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Endangered crane's ‘great adventure' ends after WA zoo escape. ‘A story to tell'
An endangered crane went on a days-long adventure after escaping from a zoo in Washington. Now she has quite the story to tell her 'zoomates.' Alice, an East African crowned crane, got out of her enclosure at about 2 p.m. May 21, a spokesperson for the Cougar Mountain Zoo told McClatchy News by email. It wasn't long before the tall-looking bird with a golden crown of feathers was spotted on a road near the zoo, officials said. She then made her way to Lake Sammamish State Park, the zoo said. Alice was seen near the lake again the next day, and again at about 10:15 a.m. May 23 north of Lake Sammamish State Park Boat Launch. But despite the numerous sightings, Alice was able to evade zoo workers. Then one resident looked out their window that afternoon and saw Alice standing in their backyard, peering into the home at about 2 p.m., the zoo said. The resident reported the Alice sighting to zoo officials, but they didn't catch her. Alice was spotted again that night in another person's yard near the lake's shoreline, so zoo officials said they responded to the home and captured her just before midnight. She was taken back to the zoo, where she's under quarantine, the zoo said. 'Hatter, her boyfriend, is happy to have her back by his side!' the zoo said. Many people on social media have been following her journey. 'Rumors are going to spread at the zoo. Wolves heard she did this… Alpacas heard she did that…' one person commented on Facebook. 'Whoot, whoot. Welcome home, Alice. You have a story to tell your zoomates,' another person wrote. 'Alice had a great adventure,' someone else said. Lake Sammamish State Park is in Issaquah, about a 20-mile drive southeast from Seattle.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Endangered crane's ‘great adventure' ends after WA zoo escape. ‘A story to tell'
An endangered crane went on a days-long adventure after escaping from a zoo in Washington. Now she has quite the story to tell her 'zoomates.' Alice, an East African crowned crane, got out of her enclosure at about 2 p.m. May 21, a spokesperson for the Cougar Mountain Zoo told McClatchy News by email. It wasn't long before the tall-looking bird with a golden crown of feathers was spotted on a road near the zoo, officials said. She then made her way to Lake Sammamish State Park, the zoo said. Alice was seen near the lake again the next day, and again at about 10:15 a.m. May 23 north of Lake Sammamish State Park Boat Launch. But despite the numerous sightings, Alice was able to evade zoo workers. Then one resident looked out their window that afternoon and saw Alice standing in their backyard, peering into the home at about 2 p.m., the zoo said. The resident reported the Alice sighting to zoo officials, but they didn't catch her. Alice was spotted again that night in another person's yard near the lake's shoreline, so zoo officials said they responded to the home and captured her just before midnight. She was taken back to the zoo, where she's under quarantine, the zoo said. 'Hatter, her boyfriend, is happy to have her back by his side!' the zoo said. Many people on social media have been following her journey. 'Rumors are going to spread at the zoo. Wolves heard she did this… Alpacas heard she did that…' one person commented on Facebook. 'Whoot, whoot. Welcome home, Alice. You have a story to tell your zoomates,' another person wrote. 'Alice had a great adventure,' someone else said. Lake Sammamish State Park is in Issaquah, about a 20-mile drive southeast from Seattle. Beloved coyote known to lounge on favorite boulder dies in AZ. 'Godspeed' Deer extinct in wild since 1939 welcomed at California zoo. See 'wobbly newborn' Viral TikTok video sparks concerns over polar bear's health. Now MN zoo explains
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Escaped crane safely returned to Washington zoo
May 27 (UPI) -- A Washington zoo's escaped East African crowned crane was safely returned to the facility after several days on the loose, including a brief time spent "hanging out with a group of great blue herons." The Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah announced on social media that the crane, named Alice, escaped from zoo grounds May 21 and made her way to Lake Sammamish State Park. Alice was spotted the following day on the southeast shore of the Lake Sammamish State Park, heading toward the boat ramp. "It is believed that the crane might be hanging out with a group of great blue herons around the Lake Sammamish State Park Area," the zoo said May 22 on social media. Zoo officials received a call Friday night that Alice had been spotted "at a home near Peregrine Point." The crane was located in a local resident's yard. "Alice was gently retrieved at 11:57 PM without incident," a zoo representative told CBS News. "She is now back at the zoo, under the supervision of our staff and veterinarian, and will be closely monitored after her journey. Her bonded partner, Hatter, welcomed her home!"
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Alice returns from Wonderland: African crane back at Washington zoo after two-day escape
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After being on the run for two days, an exotic bird was successfully brought back to a Washington zoo late Friday night. According to the , Alice the , originally escaped from the Issaquah facility Wednesday afternoon. She was first seen traveling south along a nearby roadway. Teenager missing after disappearing in Long Beach, Wash. waters Over the following two days, zoo team members reported seeing Alice at Lake Sammamish State Park, located across the freeway from the facility. At one point, they even observed her 'hanging out' with a group of Great Blue herons. As a result, they focused their search efforts on the park. Then around 9 p.m. Friday, the zoo said a resident from a home along the waterfront spotted Alice in her yard and reached out to their team. Washington expands species of roadkill that drivers can take home to eat Just before midnight, Alice was successfully retrieved and 'returned back home from Wonderland.' 'We're incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from our amazing community,' the zoo said in a statement on social media. 'Your sightings and positivity helped us stay focused in the right area and wait for the perfect opportunity.' They added that Alice will now be 'closely monitored' and her mate, Hatter, is 'happy to have her back by his side.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
RUF Sells Potent LED Replacement Lights for Your 993-Gen Porsche 911
Legendary tuner RUF is offering a new LED kit for the 993-gen 911. Created with input from the 993's designer, the kit is plug-and-play simple. The new LEDs are almost three times as powerful as the originals. One of the reasons vintage Porsche 911s hold their value so well is that they offer a driving experience that feels special but is also usable every day. They won't beat you up like more exotic Italian fare—or 'fail to proceed' like a British classic. Nope, Stuttgart's finest 2+2 just works. You want to keep the experience pure, but a few upgrades always help (just ask any 930 Turbo owner how much more pleasant that car is to drive with modern tires). Now, there's more good news for air-cooled 911 owners, as RUF is releasing an LED headlight option for the 993-series cars. Headlights are one area where cars have hugely improved over the years, from the low-candlepower sealed beams of the mid-1980s to the megawatt brightness of a modern BMW. The aftermarket has plenty of plug-and-play upgrades for many older vehicles, but messing with a 911's front end comes with some peril. That friendly round-eyed face is part of the car's character, and you don't want to turn it into some laser-eyed anime character. RUF has lots of experience modifying Porsches without ruining the recipe. In this case, with its typical attention to detail, the company went so far as to bring in the 993's original design manager, Tony Hatter. Hatter's portfolio extends to heroic Porsches such as the GT1 and Carrera GT. He's also a Yorkshireman, and thus it is a bit amusing that these Teutonic icons were crafted by someone who slightly sounds like Wallace from Wallace & Gromit. Originally, the 993 came with high-intensity discharge (HID) lights, which were branded as Litronic. They were quite effective by mid-to-late 1990s standards, but these new headlights offer nearly three times the lumens. Further, they're fitted with a special coating to reduce glare, and the low-beams feature asymmetric lighting so you don't blind oncoming drivers. RUF always sweats the fine details, so anyone looking to upgrade their 993's nighttime driveability can rest assured that this new lighting is a few steps above some eBay drop-ship solution. The packaging is even designed to carefully protect the old halogen headlights when those are removed so that originality can be preserved. The kit is not exactly inexpensive, at a little more than the equivalent of $8700, but you can save a few bucks by doing the work yourself, as it is designed to be simple to replace. If you've got a 993, then you already know that air-cooled flat-six loves cool evenings and cruising after dusk. Why not make those nights a little brighter? You Might Also Like Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars through the Decades How to Buy or Lease a New Car Lightning Lap Legends: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang!
