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NORFOLK, Va. -- A young zebra at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk has died in a freak accident involving a rabies shot.
Zoo spokeswoman Alison Swank said zookeepers administered the shot with a blow dart gun, but the zebra bolted, struck a fence and fell backward.
Swank said the zebra was having trouble breathing and died within minutes Friday from a broken neck.
Zoo staffers are grieving over the loss of the animal, a 1-year-old named Robin.
Another Virginia Zoo zebra named Zeke also had his share of troubles. He once chased a rhino into a moat, where it drowned. He also escaped his exhibit and tangled with a lioness. He was later shipped off to a wildlife park in Ohio.
Robin had arrived at the zoo in July with her half-sister, Bonnie, as companions for the zoo's last remaining zebra, April. April and Zeke's daughter, Ariana, died last spring after being struck by lightning.
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Zoo spokeswoman Alison Swank said zookeepers administered the shot with a blow dart gun, but the zebra bolted, struck a fence and fell backward.
Swank said the zebra was having trouble breathing and died within minutes Friday from a broken neck.
Zoo staffers are grieving over the loss of the animal, a 1-year-old named Robin.
Another Virginia Zoo zebra named Zeke also had his share of troubles. He once chased a rhino into a moat, where it drowned. He also escaped his exhibit and tangled with a lioness. He was later shipped off to a wildlife park in Ohio.
Robin had arrived at the zoo in July with her half-sister, Bonnie, as companions for the zoo's last remaining zebra, April. April and Zeke's daughter, Ariana, died last spring after being struck by lightning.
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