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Como zookeeper Pete Lee prefers the real thing, not Animal Planet (via MPR News)

25-year zoo veteran and Como Zookeeper Pete Lee was featured on MPR News this week! Check out the story text below, and click here for the full story, photos, and audio.

ST. PAUL, Minn. โ€” When it’s feeding time at the Como Zoo in St. Paul, Pete Lee heads out to experience something that Animal Planet and YouTube can’t provide.

"I like to just get out of the zoo behind the scenes and interact

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