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The Oregon Zoo recently (click here for video - thank you) announced the birth of a female elephant, but a newspaper investigation revealed the calf actually belongs to a controversial traveling road show that rents out the animals. NBC’s Diana Alvear reports.

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6:03 AM, Dec 8, 2012

MANSFIELD — An innovative piece (click here) of Mansfield is now part of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Carousel Works, Inc. produced its first solar-paneled ride. The 64-animal carousel was recently installed as part of the zoo’s earth-friendly initiative.

“The Smithsonian wants to make things as green as possible,” said Kate Blakley, the director of marketing and operations at Carousel Works. “They were able to find a local electric company that was willing to donate the solar panels and they asked us to figure out how to make it run by solar power.”

Blakley said the creation took about a year to complete, a bit longer than other carousel projects....