Say What!?: New Jersey Officials: Mass Zoo Escape Rumors ‘Unequivocally False’

| September 6, 2021

NEW JERSEY – Officials in a New Jersey county are reassuring residents that no lions, gorillas, or penguins escaped from a local zoo during Tropical Storm Ida, despite rumors to the contrary on social media.

Photos of an official-looking text message appeared on social media this week, claiming animals including penguins, lions, bears, otters, gorillas, and reptiles escaped from the Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County when the remnants of Ida swept through the area Wednesday.

Read the full story here.


Copyright © 2024 EYT Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution or retransmission of the contents of this service without the express written consent of EYT Media Group, Inc. is expressly prohibited.

Tags:

Category: Entertainment, Say What?!