A 5-year-old zebra named Stuart died after a freak accident Wednesday at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin, officials said.
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. --The 5-year-old Zebra, named Stuart was in the Impala Plains habit exploring and chasing other animals when he ran into a fence post, according to a report from"He was out running around. The impala were out running around with him too, he just took that corner too fast and lost his footing," said Tim Wild the zoo's curator of large mammals.Zoo staff are still awaiting test results to determine how Stuart's cause of death, Wild said.
"Sometimes they come in groups like this. It's unfortunate, but a lot of the animals that have died here this year have been very old, died of old age, related, things that we knew were coming," said Wild. "It's when we have a surprise like this, a disease or an accident, then it's just kind of odd.""This tragic accident is a heartbreaking loss for the animal care team, and for everyone who cares about the zoo's animals," the zoo said on its website.
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