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Clorax pursues toilet torcher
A cleaning products manufacturer is offering a US$5,000 reward and a year’s supply of toilet cleaning products for tips leading to the arrest of an arsonist who has been torching portable toilets across the city. The Clorax Company deployed a special toilet team in the city on Tuesday to make residents aware of its offer, marrying marketing and community service. Since November, more than two dozen construction site toilets have been set on fire in the city, causing an estimated US$50,000 in property damage and leaving a trail of foul-smelling evidence.
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Zoos trade cheetahs
Zoos in Colorado and Michigan are trading female cheetahs in hopes that both will have cubs with new mates. The Denver Zoo said on Friday it had sent a five-year-old cheetah named Kibara to the Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek in exchange for an eight-year-old cheetah named Katili. Kibara was Denver’s only female cheetah. In Denver, Katili will be paired with a male cheetah named Barafu, who is Kibara’s twin. Cheetahs are classified as endangered by the World Conservation Union. About 10,000 cheetahs are believed to exist in the wild, and 96 are in captivity in North America.
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