Wild Puppets Take Over the Philadelphia Zoo in 'X-Tink-Shun'

Puppets tell the dangers of extinction at the Philadelphia Zoo in new exhibit.

ByABC News via logo
May 4, 2011, 3:26 PM

May 5, 2011— -- This morning, Sam Champion visited the "X-Tink-Shun" exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. A wild puppet experience, "X-Tink-Shun" is the first exhibit of its kind -- an interactive call to action to save endangered species. The exhibit, which stars a cast of puppets with a purpose, runs through October 31, 2011. The "tail" of the exhibit is told by a cast of puppets created by the Jim Henson Company. Their goal is to bring about the x-tink-shun of extinction.

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- Story from WPVI about "X-Tink-Shun"

- "X-Tink-Shun" Project

- The Philadelphia Zoo