Zebra dies at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo
Mar 24, 2012, 9:08 AM | Updated: 12:54 pm
Furahi, a 16-year-old male zebra, was euthanized on Friday after suffering multiple seizures that didn't allow him to stand. (Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo)
(Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo)
Woodland Park Zoo officials in Seattle say a 16-year-old male zebra has been euthanized after being found unable to stand and suffering apparent seizures.
A spokesman for the zoo says a medical team responded quickly to the zebra named Furahi on Friday, but were unable to stop the seizures. The zoo says Furahi had been under long-term veterinary care for a chronic medical condition.
Zoo veterinarian Darin Collins says a humane decision was made to put the animal down. A necropsy will be conducted to determine what caused the convulsions.
The death leaves the zoo with one zebra, a 9-year-old female. Zebras can live 20 to 30 years in the wild and as long as 40 years in zoos.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
