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Freed hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel befriended two Israeli soldiers in captivity, creating a support system that helped all of them endure the terrifying experience.
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CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Poaching fears Alongside the challenges of caring for spider monkeys in captivity, animal advocates like Fischer are concerned about ways the animals get to people’s homes in the first place.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Two hundred fifty-three students and 12 teachers are currently in captivity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
At the time, zoo officials said she was believed to be the only living spotless giraffe in captivity and the first spotless giraffe documented since 1972, when a calf named Toshiko was born in Tokyo.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Poaching fears Alongside the challenges of caring for spider monkeys in captivity, animal advocates like Fischer are concerned about ways the animals get to people’s homes in the first place.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 Dec. 2025
Two hundred fifty-three students and 12 teachers are currently in captivity.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
At the time, zoo officials said she was believed to be the only living spotless giraffe in captivity and the first spotless giraffe documented since 1972, when a calf named Toshiko was born in Tokyo.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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“In captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20captivity. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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