Exotic Incident #1595
Incident Date:
09/08/2011
Location:
El Paso, TX - USA
Facility Name:
El Paso Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Injury to animal (IN)
Species:
Big Cats
Animal:
Tiger
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
El Paso Zoo announced that Wzui, a 6-year old male tiger, was killed by his partner, a female tigress named Sheri. It is suspected that Sheri was jealous of the attention Wzui was giving to another tigress, 15-year old Meli.
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