Little Joe the gorilla has led a storied life at the Franklin Park Zoo. He gained national attention back in 2003 when he escaped, and was found sitting at a Blue Hill Avenue bus stop. But soon he will be leaving Franklin Park Zoo for good, but not of his own volition. The 33-year-old western lowland gorilla was selected to be part of a breeding program at an unnamed zoo. He was selected because of…
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JamaicaPlainNews.com came across a beautiful coyote in the Arnold Arboretum who decided to howl (and bark) at an ambulance heard in the background. The howling begins around the :42 mark. The coyote was between the Hunnewell Building and Leventritt Garden around 5:30 pm on Feb. 18.
Sadly, after 18 years of living at Allandale Farm, Curtis the highland steer passed away on January 27. He and his brother Willard, who passed away last year, were beloved by children and adults, often attracting passersby to quickly pull into the lot after seeing the long-horned black shaggy bovines. Allandale Farm posted about Curtis’ posting on their Facebook page. They said that details for a Celebration of Life for Curtis will be forthcoming, and…
The Boston Parks and Rec Department has received numerous emails about people breaking into the Murphy Playground field construction site to let their dogs run on the newly-sodded field. Aside the fact that the field is not open to the public, so no one should be on the field at all — dogs are not allowed on any Boston Parks playing fields, and that includes the Murphy Playground’s field.
