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Stork hunkers down in zoo bathroom during Hurricane Matthew

By Jared Leone
Oct 7, 2016

A stork found refuge from Hurricane Matthew by riding out the storm in a public restroom.

The St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park spent two days preparing for the hurricane, including finding housing for its birds, reptiles and mammals, zoo officials said.

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“No species discrimination in this bathroom,” the zoo wrote in a Facebook post with an image of the marabou stork.

The zoo is closed through Saturday because of the storm.

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