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Is Chelsea Clinton a zoo nerd?

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  1. sooty mangabey

    sooty mangabey Well-Known Member

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    As part of the promotion for her new children’s book, Don’t Let Them Disappear, Chelsea Clinton has been appearing at a number of US zoos - Bronx, Baltimore, Philadelphia, St Louis etc - and has been commenting approvingly and knowledgeably about their work. She has made many mentions of how much she enjoys zoo-going. Anyone who follows Ms Clinton on Twitter will have seen the rather excellent way in which she deals with abusive “trolling” messages; here is another reason to like her!
     
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    She just spoke at the AZA mid year conference in Phoenix. Wasn’t there but one of my coworkers was.
     
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    sooty mangabey Well-Known Member

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    Not Chelsea Clinton, but another US Democrat politician - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - has tweeted footage of herself with a penguin. Which zoo is this at?

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter

    AOC is congresswoman for Bronx and Queens, but I’m 99% sure this isn’t at either of those two zoos.
     
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    DavidBrown Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    It looks like it might be an aquarium. Does the New York Aquarium have penguins? @ThylacineAlive does this exhibit look familiar from any local zoos or aquariums in the New York area?

    It definitely is not the Bronx Zoo; their penguins are in an outdoor exhibit. Nor is it Central Park Zoo which has an indoor penguin exhibit, but all polar species.
     
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Google tells me it is the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
     
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    A Clinton to like? Impossible!