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Miller Park zoo gets Amur leopard.
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The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL)
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April 20, 2007
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Byline: Scott Richardson
Apr. 20--BLOOMINGTON -- Boris, one of just 290 Amur leopards in zoos worldwide, has taken up residence at the Miller Park Zoo. The 8-year-old animal is on permanent loan from the Minnesota Zoo at Apple Valley, said Miller Park Zoo superintendent John Tobias.
After some private time to acclimate to his surroundings, Boris may be on public display indoors by Saturday. Eventually, he will spend most of his time in an outdoor cage, possibly in a week.
Tobias thinks Boris was born in Canada before he moved to the Minneapolis area. "This is a ...
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