Exotic Incident #2517
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Suamico, WI - USA
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Incident Date:
02/06/2016
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Summary:
A 2-year-old North American otter named Bonnie and her 2 pups died unexpectedly of salmonella poisoning. The zoo director said the otters appeared fine the day before and then became extremely ill. The zoo’s remaining two adult and two young otters were placed in isolation as a precaution.