Seven Humboldt penguins die in Calgary Zoo under mysterious circumstances

The Calgary Zoo in Canada has lost seven of its Humboldt penguins under mysterious circumstances - the zoo authorities have launched an investigation into this “devastating” drowning of its penguins. It seems the penguins were discovered in the back holding area of its "Penguin Plunge" exhibit.
As revealed by the director of animal care of the zoo, it is not known what caused the deaths and it is devastating news.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 9 December 2016.

The penguins were aged between six months and seven years and the zoo's veterinary team has completed autopsies on the penguins to determine the cause of their death. They had, apparently, inhaled a bunch of water and for whatever reason drowned.
There were a total of 22 birds within the Humboldt colony, along with three other species of penguin in the exhibit.
Incidentally, in recent years, several animals have died at Calgary Zoo under mysterious circumstances. In 2013, a penguin died in a "freak accident" after it swallowed a stick that was nearly a foot long. And, earlier this year, an otter drowned after it got entangled in a pair of pants it was given by a zookeeper.


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