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Zoo Boise won Top Honors for a habitat. Here's what animal lives there

KTVB reports the award went to a habitat at Zoo Boise in Idaho, and the station says which animal calls it home; the suspense is real.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
Published 10:52 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by KTVB: “Zoo Boise won Top Honors for a habitat. Here's what animal lives there”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 10:52 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTeam coverage tonight from Boise, Idaho, where Zoo Boise has won top honors for one of its habitats, according to KTVB, and our live map is already lit up.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, that map is a picture of Idaho with a star on it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt is a star of victory, Vera, and the habitat is projected to hold it through the night, with only a few enclosures still reporting.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorProjected? It already won. That's the entire story.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the folks in Boise are thrilled, because a habitat is a home, and tonight that home has a trophy.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, I'm asking. Which animal lives there?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKTVB has the name, so go read it, and Rex has the gridiron, where I hear the mascots are already nervous.