Jacksonville Zookeeper transported after making contact with rhino during training session
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens confirmed on Tuesday that one of their zookeepers has been transported by ambulance after making contact with a male Southern white rhino.
They said that the rhino, Archie, and the zookeper made contact during a routine training session.
The staff member has reportedly been transported by ambulance for medical evaluation.
Archie was born in 1969 and has been at the zoo in Jacksonville since 1975.
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