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Toledo Zoo unveils zipline over Africa exhibit

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba puts safety gear on with the help of Hunter Moses, left, before setting out on the Aerial Adventure Course presented by Mercy Health at the Toledo Zoo Friday.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba dons his safety helmet equipped with a GoPro camera.

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Reporters begin the ascent to the entry platform for the Skybridge of the Aerial Adventure Course.

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Hunter Moses, left, shows Blade reporter Jay Skebba how to attach to the cable at the Aerial Adventure Course.

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Ramsey Pittman of the Toledo Zoo, left, gives final instructions to reporters before they set out on the Aerial Adventure Course.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba steps on to the Skybridge at the start of the Aerial Adventure Course on the edge of the Africa exhibit at the Toledo Zoo.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba, second from left, makes his way along the Skybridge of the Aerial Adventure Course.

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As zebras graze below, members of the media cross the Skybridge of the Aerial Adventure Course presented by Mercy Health at the Toledo Zoo.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba rides the zipline on the Aerial Adventure Course over the Africa exhibit at the Toledo Zoo.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba rides the zipline over the Africa exhibit at the Toledo Zoo.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba rides the zipline on the Aerial Adventure Course as giraffes, bottom right, look on in the Africa exhibit.

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Blade reporter Jay Skebba completes his ride on the zipline.

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