Police: Point Defiance sexual assault report determined to be false, charges filed
After reviewing the available evidence, the City Prosecutor’s Office determined that the information provided in the report ...
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Pepper the sea lion delights with aquatic ribbon dancing at Point Defiance Zoo
Although only 9 months old and still reliant on her mother's milk, Pepper has become the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's most acrobatic sea lion, said Noelle Tremonti, a staff biologist for the ...
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It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo welcomes baby tapir
It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose ...
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This fuzzy rare creature is uplifting viewers with her ‘cute antics,’ WA video shows
Ume is a white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf that was born Feb. 2 at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. Her name means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. Since then she has ...
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Creature that looks like ‘walking watermelon’ born at WA zoo. See the ‘little miracle’
An endangered baby animal that looks like a fuzzy “walking watermelon” was born at a Washington zoo. The white striped and speckled Malayan tapir calf was born Feb. 2 at Point Defiance Zoo ...
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A baby sea lion performs rhythmic gymnastics feats in Washington state
This photo provided by Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium shows sea lion pup named Pepper on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at the the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash. (Katie G. Cotterill/Point ...
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It's a girl! Washington zoo reveals gender, name of Malayan tapir calf born earlier this month
TACOMA, Wash. — Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium announced the name and gender of their rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Tuesday. It's a girl! Staff at the Tacoma zoo made the name and gender ...
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‘Fuzzy watermelon’-looking endangered baby animal named after another fruit, WA zoo says
A Malayan tapir calf was born at the Tacoma zoo on Feb. 2. Katie G. Cotterill Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new ...