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7,500-pound Banksy mural created using warehouse wall is on public display
Battle to Survive a Broken Heart,” a 7,500-pound mural created by Banksy in 2013, will be auctioned off at Guernsey.
Beloved cheetah Strike mourned by Oregon Zoo staff after being euthanized due to old age
It's a sad day at the Oregon Zoo as longtime resident "Strike" the cheetah has died. The 15-year-old cheetah was euthanized ...
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Strike the cheetah, the 'little prince' of Oregon Zoo, dead at 15
The Oregon Zoo said Strike was humanely euthanized following a decline due to his age, considered geriatric for his species.
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‘Our little prince’: RIP Strike, the oldest cheetah at the Oregon Zoo
Strike, the Oregon Zoo's elderly cheetah, died at 15 years old on Wednesday due to his advanced age, making him the second ...
Second-oldest male cheetah living in a zoo dies in Portland
Just a week after saying goodbye to an elderly river otter, the Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of a second animal.
Bear destroys family's car after getting stuck inside
A family had to set up a GoFundMe to help cover the damages to their car left behind by a black bear.