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All 5 meerkats at the Philadelphia Zoo just dropped dead and officials think humans accidentally poisoned them.

  • Published In: Fortune.com, 2023. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Lichtenberg, Nick 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the accidental poisoning of five meerkats at the Philadelphia Zoo, which zoo officials attribute to a dye used for marking the animals. The meerkats, siblings named Nkosi, Lula, Nya, Kgala, and Ari, had been at the zoo for about ten years and were known for their social behavior. Following the application of the dye on June 1, one meerkat died shortly after, and the remaining four exhibited severe illness, leading to the death of three within 36 hours and the last one after over a week of medical care. An investigation is ongoing, with necropsy results still pending, as the zoo has used this dye safely for over three decades. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Fortune.com. 2023/06, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Zoology
  • Publication Date:2023
  • Accession Number:164357144
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