Leif, a Sitatunga antelope had 'plenty of life' in him yet, the zoo said after the rare animal died from choking on a cap from a squeezable pouch.
A rare antelope died after choking on a plastic cap from a squeezable pouch at Bright Zoo in Tennessee over the weekend.Leif, a Sitatunga antelope, was in his enclosure on Saturday when a zookeeper was conducting a routine check and noticed the animal was 'acting odd,' zoo director David Bright told CBS News. Fluid was leaking from the antelope's mouth and the keeper immediately called in the veterinarian team to dislodge the plastic cap.
' Bright said since the news of Leif's death became public, people have mostly been supportive but no one has come forward with information about how the cap landed in the enclosure. 'I would respect the person more if they came forward and took responsibility,' Bright said, adding that not knowing exactly what happened or who did it makes it worse.
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