The oldest penguin at Edinburgh Zoo has been killed after a fox broke into his enclosure, staff have said.
Ms Wolowitz, 35, a northern rockhopper with a “huge personality”, was attacked late on Wednesday. Other penguins in the enclosure were not injured and are doing well, the zoo added.
In a tweet on Thursday night, the zoo said: “Sadly we lost her last night after a fox broke into our penguin enclosure. Fortunately, the rest of our colony is unharmed and doing well.
“Her massive personality will be missed.”
We know so many of you loved Mrs. Wolowitz, our oldest penguin 🐧
Unfortunately we lost her last night after a fox broke into our penguin enclosure. Fortunately, the rest of our colony is unharmed and doing well.
Her massive personality will be missed 💛 pic.twitter.com/fGEu0QHzkE
— Edinburgh Zoo (@EdinburghZoo) August 11, 2022
It added that zoo officials check the enclosures daily, but there is always a risk of wild animals breaking in.
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“We are looking at what we can do to further strengthen the border,” it said.
Penguins Rock, Europe’s largest open-air penguin pool, is home to more than 100 birds of three species.
In June, Colchester Zoo lost its 21-year-old Patagonian sea lion.
Paris, who had been at the zoo for 19 years, died during an examination for an ear infection “despite all efforts to help her”.
Last year, an electrical fault at a zoo led to a fire that killed cockatoos, macaws, parrots, meerkats, armadillos and skunks.
The barn at Maldon Promenade Petting Zoo in Essex said: “We will never forget the beautiful animals we lost in such tragic circumstances, some of the little guys raised on our private farm were retired, resting or previous unwanted pets we tried so much to care for.”
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