KARACHI: A zebra died at the Karachi zoo on Sunday.

The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) said that the 23-year-old zebra died due to old age.

“The average age of a zebra is between 20 and 25 years. The staff sent samples of animal body parts to a laboratory for diagnosis after a post-mortem examination,” it said.

Sources said the male zebra was born at the zoo and lived alone for the past four to five years after losing its mother.

Last year, the zoo lost a rare white lion that suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis. It was brought to the Karachi zoo from Africa in 2012.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2022