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FREEPORT, Minn. 鈥?Authorities in Minnesota are investigating after two zoo employees were bitten in the head by a camel.In a news release, the Stearns County Sheriff s Office said that deputies were called to the Hemker Park and Zoo on Wednesday around 2:45 p.m. after receiving a report of an animal bite.The department said a zoo employee, 32-year-old Roger Blenker, was walking a camel through an alleyway because it was being transported to another facility when the animal placed the employee s head in its mouth and bit them on the head.The camel then dragged Blenker by the head about 15 feet before another employee intervened, deputies said.According to the press release, the camel released Blenker s head from its mouth after 32-year-old Seth Wickson put a plastic walking bo
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GEORGETOWN, Del. 鈥?On a summer afternoon, sunshine bathed the farmland, and whats growing, in much-needed light. We re focusing on strawberries, said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics.Synonymous with summer, strawberries are a crop often targeted by all kinds of pests.
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