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Benjamin's wife Katherine dies from sickness
Benjamin's wife Katherine passes away from a sickness. leaving him with a seven year old daughter Rosie and a fourteen year old son Dylan. -
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We Bought a Zoo
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Dylan get kicked out of school
After getting a fourth strike in a three strike school, Dylan is kicked out of school. -
Benjamin Mee decides to start looking for a new house
After Dylan gets kicked out of school, Benjamin decides that it would be a good idea to just get a new start on life. -
Benjamin decides to buy a zoo
After lookin at many houses, Benjamin decides that buying the zoo is the best option for his family. After seeing Rosie with the peacocks, Benjamin automatically decides that the zoo is right for them. -
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Benjamin finds a deposit box from Katherine
Benjamin is in a tight spot with money when the zoo's budget runs out, yet they have around 100,000 dollars of repairs left to complete. He finds out that Katherine had created a safety deposit box with nearly 80,000 dollars, all of which is put towards the zoo. -
Zoo passes inspection to open
Zoo passes inspection from strict zoo inspector Walt Ferris in order to open their zoo. -
Zoo Opens
The zoo passes inspection seven days earlier and opens on one of the first days that the rain subsides.
