enclosure
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One animal raising questions is a Tapanuli orangutan, seen by AFP, alone in an enclosure clutching a coconut.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kiley said Friday that one of his staff members opened an envelope containing the substance and immediately placed it in a quarantine enclosure designed for such an incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Mobile phone footage, believed to be from Chapman, appears to show the inside of the enclosure as he approaches the tiger across a patch of grass.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
From the walkway, visitors can view the park's Amur tigers in their enclosure which includes woodland, grassland and a waterfall pool.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Beyond, surrounding a thicket of rushes, stood an enclosure of posts and rails half as high as a man.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
AFP was granted rare access for a two-day tour, passing expansive glass-fronted enclosures housing some of the 200 lions, 200 cheetahs and 150 tigers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Documents said the abandoned venture planned to include "reptile, mongoose and several animal enclosures".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Among the recommendations made in the report was putting an end to the use of the small metal enclosures, greater access to showers for inmates and more recreation time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
According to the OIG report, between July 2025 and January 2026, the facility kept 79 immigrants in the small metal enclosures, describing them as "calming areas" for people to "deescalate and have time alone".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
They left Marco and Pet, and started up a long, twisting driveway to a farmhouse overlooking the enclosures and buildings.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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