Exotic Incident #2668

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Salisbury, MD - USA

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30/09/2016

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Summary:

Molly, a 15-year-old alpaca, died after suffering from hypothermia during a flood. She was discovered lying in the water and was moved to the zoo’s animal facility for treatment, but died later that day. A necropsy found fluid in her lungs, indicating that she may have breathed in water while debilitated by hypothermia.