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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo welcomes 3 new bison to the family

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Posted at 6:15 PM, Oct 27, 2022
and last updated 2022-10-27 18:15:43-04

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo welcomed in their latest addition, three female bison from the Minnesota Zoo, according to a Facebook post from the Zoo.

Blue, 6-years-old, Grun, 2-years-old, and Topaz, 5-months-old, will be kept in the Zoo's Wilderness Trek during normal hours of operation for guests to see.

Bison are the largest terrestrial animal in North America, with females being 7-10 feet long. They can also grow up 5 feet tall at the tallest point of their humps.

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