Stuart the zebra fell while running and came in contact with a fence post, zoo officials said.
The zebra was running and chasing the impalas in the zoo’s habitat when he lost his footing and ran into one of the posts on a wire containment fence,Although veterinary officials immediately responded to the animal, Stuart did not survive his injuries, according to the television station.
“This tragic accident is a heartbreaking loss for the animal care team, and for everyone who cares about the zoo’s animals,” officials said in a. “The focus now is on the well-being of the impalas and the ostriches who share the habitat.” Zoo officials are still awaiting results to determine the zebra’s cause of death. Stuart was born in 2018 at the Hemker Park and Zoo in Freeport, Minnesota and arrived in Milwaukee the following year.
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