Exotic Incident #2581
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Colorado Springs, CO - USA
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Incident Date:
20/07/2016
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Summary:
Zoya, a female tiger, died after the zoo attempted to breed her with a male tiger named Ivan. Zoya became aggressive with Ivan, and zookeepers tried to use a fire extinguisher to separate the tigers. However, Zoya received a fatal injury to her neck as Ivan defended himself against her.