Exotic Incident #875
Incident Date:
04/29/2006
Location:
Toledo, OH - USA
Facility Name:
Toledo Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Other
Animal:
Bongo Antelope, Impala
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A 2-1/2-year-old male bongo antelope died at the Toledo Zoo just one day after he broke his rear leg in a panicked run that included jumping a fence and ending up in the moat of the rhinoceros exhibit. Witnesses said the antelope panicked after he butted into an electrified wire and his horns became entangled in wire. He also had abrasions on his face. This incident came nine days after an impala was euthanized due to a broken back that occurred while zookeepers loaded the antelope into a trailer for transfer to another zoo.
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