January 9, 2017 Sacramento, CA Malindi, a 25-year-old Grevy’s zebra, was found unresponsive in her exhibit. Veterinarians discovered she had low blood sugar and neurological issues, and made the decision to euthanize her. Other
January 9, 2017 Springfield, IL Kimmy, a 41-year-old gibbon, died. She had developed diabetes a few years ago, and her condition was treated with medication and diet. Her medical condition had recently worsened. Primates
January 7, 2017 Washington, DC A 17-year-old Guam kingfisher, a species which has only 145 members in the entire world, died. Other
January 6, 2017 Orlando, FL Tilikum, the orca prominently featured in the 2013 documentary Blackfish, died at age 36. He had spent over 33 years in captivity, and been at SeaWorld for more than 25 years. Veterinarians had been treating him for a persistent and complicated bacterial lung infection. Marine
January 6, 2017 Cleveland, OH Bebac, a 32-year-old western lowland gorilla, died. He was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2008, and his health deteriorated in the past month. Primates
January 4, 2017 Boise, ID Jabari, a 14-year-old male lion, died a month after he was diagnosed with lymphoma. He had initially responded positively to cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, but when his condition worsened and zoo officials determined that he was no longer responding to treatment, he was euthanized. Big Cats
October 25, 2016 Pensacola, FL A video taken at the Pensacola Interstate Fair shows a trainer in the cage with a female tiger, seemingly trying to corral the tiger before being pushed to the ground. Once the trainer is on the ground she tries to fend off the tiger with a small pole, before smacking the animal in the head repeatedly. Another trainer unlocks and runs into the cage with a whip and begins hitting the tiger as she drags the female trainer by her legs into a corner. The trainer hits the tiger more than 20 times with the whip before she lets the female trainer go. The female trainer was taken to the hospital and treated for several scratches to her legs. Big Cats
February 25, 2016 Tuttle, OK Pharaoh, a 15 year-old lion, died. A photo allegedly taken right before his death showed him to be emaciated. Big Cats