Zebra found dead, as Calgary Zoo deals with rash of animal deaths

CALGARY- It’s been a tough week at the Calgary Zoo, after three animals died in just a few days.

Two Gentoo penguins passed away earlier in the week due to a suspected infection, and on Thursday afternoon a Hartmann mountain zebra was found dead in a pasture.

Eleanor arrived in Calgary in mid-June, after completing a mandatory quarantine period. She was soon living with three other zebras at the Wildlife Conservation Centre south of the city, after their enclosure was damaged during the flood.

But on Thursday afternoon, Eleanor was found dead in a pasture. A post-mortem revealed that she died of a twisted gut, which is a medical condition that occurs often and unexpectedly in horse species.