Exotic Incident #1681
Incident Date:
01/30/2012
Location:
Columbus, OH - USA
Facility Name:
Columbus Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Injury to animal (IN)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Leopard
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A spotted leopard that was one of the six survivors from the Zanesville massacre was euthanized after it was hit by a lowering hydraulic door between two enclosures and suffered a severed spinal cord injury.
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