Oct. 30, 2026, 1:54 p.m. ET

Tristan Green, 6, visits the Erie Zoo during ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Tristan Green, 6, visits the Erie Zoo during ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSAt the Erie Zoo during ZooBoo, four-year-old Amelia Farley gets a treat from volunteer Bob Bestvina, right, in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Deborah Patterson, center, was with Farley.

At the Erie Zoo during ZooBoo, four-year-old Amelia Farley gets a treat from volunteer Bob Bestvina, right, in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Deborah Patterson, center, was with Farley.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSThe Erie Zoo was decorated for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

The Erie Zoo was decorated for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSVisitors enter and exit a corn maze at the Erie Zoo during ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Visitors enter and exit a corn maze at the Erie Zoo during ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSFamilies visit the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Families visit the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSFamilies visit the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Families visit the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSA youngster, center, warily eyes a green alien during ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026.

A youngster, center, warily eyes a green alien during ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSFamilies attend ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Families attend ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSGuests attend ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Guests attend ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSErie Zoo grounds are decorated for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Erie Zoo grounds are decorated for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSVisitors enter the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Visitors enter the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSVisitors line up to enter the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Visitors line up to enter the Erie Zoo for ZooBoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWSGuests attend ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

Guests attend ZooBoo at the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2026. Warm weather has brought out steady crowds of families touring the zoo, most in costume, for the annual Halloween event.

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