Tampa zoo rushes Chompers the porcupine to safety

Tiffany Burns, director of animal programs at the zoo, says it has a few hurricane-proof buildings where they will move all the animals -- very carefully.

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Residents fill up sandbags in Tampa ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in the middle of this week on October 8, 2024 in Florida. (AFP)

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With carrots and strawberries, zookeepers lure Chompers the porcupine into an animal carrier, hoping to keep the creature -- and

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