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Sad news from the zoo: zebra foal dies

The Grevy zebra was slow to put on weight. Now news of the foal's death has come from Salzburg Zoo.

(Bild: Martin Strobl)

There was great joy when the Grevy foal was born in October last year. Much was done to ensure that it survived despite difficult starting conditions. But the little one has now had to be euthanized.

When the zebra offspring was born at Salzburg Zoo at the beginning of October, everything looked fine. But problems became apparent after just a few days. The zookeepers had to feed the 22-year-old mare because she had too little milk.

The Grevy zebra foal put on weight hesitantly for a few weeks. But as early as December, the young animal developed an upper respiratory tract infection and subsequently lost more and more weight. Despite all efforts, according to the zoo management, the foal finally stopped eating.

"We really tried everything, but unfortunately we had to admit defeat in the end," reports Managing Director Sabine Grebner about the zebra foal that died last week. In the end, there was no other option but to put the foal down.