The London Zoo is one of the city’s most-visited places. During normal times, it is filled with visitors, both young and old. However, as the coronavirus crisis continues, the zoo is once again in lockdown, meaning no visitors at all. No one to watch silly monkeys play in trees, dangerous King Cobras sun on rocks, or friendly penguins slide down slippery surfaces. Besides that, the lockdown is causing great economic harm. Every month without visitors costs the zoo about $1.4 million dollars, Reuters news agency reports. So, the future of the world’s oldest scientific zoo is unclear. “We are losing so much money,” zoo employee Kate Sanders told Reuters, “I’m concerned the zoo might not survive.” Sanders is the team leader for big cats at the zoo. She added that having no visitors “has been a really sad time for the zoo.”
Title: The Zoo Industry Continues to Struggle
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The Zoo Industry Continues to Struggle' data-article-id='5451'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6000'>The London Zoo is one of the city’s most-visited places.</span> <span data-start-time='6000' data-end-time='13000'>During normal times, it is filled with visitors, both young and old.</span> <span data-start-time='13000' data-end-time='24750'>However, as the coronavirus crisis continues, the zoo is once again in lockdown, meaning no visitors at all.</span> <span data-start-time='24750' data-end-time='40250'>No one to watch silly monkeys play in trees, dangerous King Cobras sun on rocks, or friendly penguins slide down slippery surfaces.</span> <span data-start-time='40250' data-end-time='47167'>Besides that, the lockdown is causing great economic harm.</span> <span data-start-time='47167' data-end-time='58729'>Every month without visitors costs the zoo about $1.4 million dollars, Reuters news agency reports.</span> <span data-start-time='58729' data-end-time='66146'>So, the future of the world’s oldest scientific zoo is unclear.</span> <span data-start-time='66146' data-end-time='78083'>“We are losing so much money,” zoo employee Kate Sanders told Reuters, “I’m concerned the zoo might not survive.”</span> <span data-start-time='78083' data-end-time='83750'>Sanders is the team leader for big cats at the zoo.</span> <span data-start-time='83750' data-end-time='90438'>She added that having no visitors “has been a really sad time for the zoo.”</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16923 data-hint-location='13000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/what_does_lockdown_mean_in_the_context_of_this_article.wav'>What does lockdown mean in the context of this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a restriction policy to limit activities and stay home as much as possible'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/a_liberal_policy_that_allows_for_a_lot_of_leisure_activities.wav'><span>a liberal policy that allows for a lot of leisure activities</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/putting_animals_in_a_cage.wav'><span>putting animals in a cage</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/a_restriction_policy_to_limit_activities_and_stay_home_as_much_as_possible.wav'><span>a restriction policy to limit activities and stay home as much as possible</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/a_policy_that_restricts_the_use_of_water.wav'><span>a policy that restricts the use of water</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16924 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/what_zoo_was_featured_in_this_article.wav'>What zoo was featured in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='London Zoo'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/national_zoo.wav'><span>National Zoo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/london_zoo.wav'><span>London Zoo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/san_diego_zoo.wav'><span>San Diego Zoo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/toronto_zoo.wav'><span>Toronto Zoo</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16925 data-hint-location='47167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/every_month_without_visitors_costs_the_london_zoo_about__blank_.wav'>Every month without visitors costs the London Zoo about <span class='blank'>1.4 million dollars</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='1.4 million dollars'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/4_million_dollars.wav'><span>4 million dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/14_million_dollars.wav'><span>1.4 million dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/14_billion_dollars.wav'><span>1.4 billion dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4927/4_billion_dollars.wav'><span>4 billion dollars</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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