Lions, tigers and an unbearable year at Jack Hanna's zoo
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It's been a bear of a year for Ohio's Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the nation’s second-largest zoological park
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium had a bear of a year.
It began Jan. 1, the first day of famous zookeeper Jack Hanna's retirement after 42 years as the beloved celebrity director-turned-ambassador of the nation’s second-largest zoo.
As if the khaki-wearing “Jungle Jack” were the life's breath of the institution that his upbeat animal-loving persona and masses of TV appearances made famous, the zoo seemed to deflate from there.
In March, news of a financial scandal broke. Top executives resigned. Investigations were launched. Mea culpas were issued.
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