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Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo earns gold-standard AZA accreditation
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums gave the Gainesville college's teaching zoo its top accreditation; a polar bear was not available for comment.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN Tonight at 9:35 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Santa Fe College's, the jokes are ours.

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- First reported by Santa Fe College: “Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo earns gold-standard AZA accreditation”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 9:35 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSanta Fe College's Teaching Zoo has earned gold-standard accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the kind of approval a zoo frames and hangs by the front gate.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe don't have their footage, so this is file footage of a polar bear who clearly passed something. Roll it.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at this. The bear is resting behind the dark rock, completely off duty, and now the head pops up over the top. Inspector's here.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a bear on a rock. Fine, the head over the rock is a little bit regal.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch this. Head goes down over the rock, slow, and that's a ruling. Run it back.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGold standard.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorViral Score, eight out of ten, because it walks toward the camera like it's about to ask for the paperwork.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRosa, Crime Watch is next, so tell us if anybody stole a rock.
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