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Rusty the red panda, who briefly ran free in D.C. in 2013, has unexpectedly died

Headline from Delaware Public Media

Rusty the red panda escaped his National Zoo enclosure and was briefly free in Washington, D.C., in 2013. He has died at age 10 of unknown causes.

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  1. NBC4 Washington

    Rusty the Red Panda, Famed for National Zoo Escape, Dies in San Diego (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Rusty the red panda, famous for escaping from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., in 2013, died unexpectedly at a San Diego zoo, his keepers said.

  2. FOX 5 DC

    Rusty the red panda, who once famously escaped the National Zoo, has died (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A red panda, who once famously escaped the National Zoo and captivated the D.C. area and beyond, has died unexpectedly, according to The Pueblo Zoo.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Infamous red panda Rusty dies in Colorado (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Rusty, the infamous red panda that made D.C. news by escaping the National Zoo in 2013, has died at a Colorado zoo.

  4. Fox News

    Rusty the red panda, known for escaping the National Zoo as a young cub, dies unexpectedly (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Rusty the red panda, who rose to fame in June 2013 after escaping from his enclosure at the National Zoo in D.C., died unexpectedly last week at the Pueblo Zoo in Colorado.

  5. Delaware Public Media

    Rusty the red panda, who briefly ran free in D.C. in 2013, has unexpectedly died (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Rusty the red panda escaped his National Zoo enclosure and was briefly free in Washington, D.C., in 2013. He has died at age 10 of unknown causes.

  6. WUSA9

    Red panda Rusty, famously known for escaping National Zoo, died in Colorado (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The red panda passed at the age of 10.

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