Rhino Kills Other Rhino at Kansas Zoo

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GARDEN CITY, KS – A rhino at a Kansas zoo died after it was attacked by another rhino, according to zoo officials. The Lee Richardson Zoo said a necropsy was conducted on Jabari the rhino after he died on July 11 with the preliminary cause of death being ruled as trauma with no contributing health issues.

The zoo said an internal investigation revealed that Jabari and another male rhino gained access to each other overnight in the indoor quarters after one of them pushed a gate open between the two separate areas where they were spending the night due to predicted overnight storms. The encounter between the two rhinos resulted in Jabari’s injuries. Zoo officials said action was taken to make sure that any similar accidents would not happen in the future.

They also said it notified the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) of the incident.

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