Could a rumor that a sea lion escaped Roger Williams Zoo and made it all the way to the bay possibly be true? 

To Visit: Roger Williams Zoo | 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence, RI 02907

Episode Source Material: 

Roger Williams History

• Roger Williams Park - Wikipedia
• Horace Cleveland
• Rhode Island Providence 1T<.TT.7:::: Roger Williams Park Historic District See Description #7 Providence Tiernan #2 Rhode Isl
• History of American urban squirrel
• Temple To Music

Sea Lions

• Sea Lions Return to RWP!
• The Sea Lions
• When the Sea Lion Escaped From Providence's Roger Williams Zoo
• Our History | Roger Williams Park Zoo
• Dancing And Dining With Betsey And Rhoda
• Newport Mercury | September 27, 1946

Zoo History

• History of Zoos in Parks
• Zoo Was First—New York or Philly? – Zoo Walks Through History
• Carl Hagenbeck
• Investigating the Development of the Modern-Day Zoo
• Carl Hagenbeck: The inventor of the modern animal park
• The Hagenbeck Legacy
• EVOLUTION OF THE ZOO