Calgary Zoo investigates capybara death
11-12-2009 CBC News, Canada
A female capybara, the world's largest rodent, has died at the Calgary Zoo, less than six months after arriving at the facility.
Two capybaras arrived at the Calgary Zoo in July. (Calgary Zoo)
The animal, named Adali, died on Saturday, zoo officials confirmed Thursday.
"Preliminary findings indicated that human error may have been a factor; therefore, the individual involved was immediately reassigned to non-animal care duties pending the results of the investigation," said Cathy Gaviller, director of conservation, education and research, in a statement.
The zoo's investigation should wrap up by early next week, she added.
Weighing up to 64 kilograms, or 140 pounds, a capybara has slightly webbed feet, a barrel-shaped body and no tail.
Adali, which means "noble," arrived at the zoo on July 9 from the Buffalo Zoo in New York with a male capybara named Pakhi to be part of a new display at the Calgary Zoo's South American pavilion. Both were about a year old.
Two other animals have died at the Calgary Zoo this year: In January, a stingray died of a parasite, and a two-year-old male Turkmenian markhor, a type of wild goat, perished after becoming entangled in a zoo toy suspended above a walkway.
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