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Teen Banned From Zoo For Life

DENVER (CBS4)- A teenager and his friend have been banned from the Denver Zoo for life after the 17-year-old jumped over a railing to get a better picture of a rhinoceros.

The teen made his way over a glass barrier that's meant to separate the public from a staff walkway near the rhino exhibit.

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A spokesman with the Denver Zoo says the boy wanted to take a picture of the rhino and once he had, he jumped back over the barrier into the viewing area.

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The boy did not get into the rhino enclosure. He was cited for trespassing and told to never visit the Denver Zoo again.

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