PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the unexpected loss of its beloved zebra Zipper, who passed away last week.
In a social media post, the zoo explained that Zipper’s keepers noticed she had suffered a critical wound late Thursday afternoon.
The wound was “presumably inflicted by a habitat mate,” according to the zoo. The zebras live in a habitat alongside wildebeests and Watusi cattle, though it’s unclear which habitat mate injured Zipper…