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Zoo wisely gets in on 'Pokémon Go' craze with new signs

If you can't beat 'em, catch 'em all.
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Chloe Bryan
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If you can't beat 'em, catch 'em all.

Zookeepers at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama have been noticing that many patrons haven't been paying much attention lately to the animals. Instead, they have been focused on catching Pokémon.

So one zookeeper took matters into her own hands, designing and printing Pokémon Go-themed posters to hang outside the animals' enclosures.


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She also posted them to her Tumblr, aptly titled Zookeeper Problems. "Decided to jump on the Pokémon Go hype train at the zoo! Hey, if you can’t beat ‘em…" she wrote.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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