Parents charged after wolf injures toddler at Pennsylvania zoo
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Parents are charged with child endangerment after their toddler was injured by a wolf at a Pennsylvania zoo.
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The parents of a 17-month-old toddler are facing child endangerment charges in Pennsylvania. This action follows an incident where their child stuck a hand into a wolf enclosure at a zoo and was subsequently injured. The charges stem from the circumstances surrounding the toddler's injury at the animal exhibit. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson reported on the incident.
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