Leopard kills leopard in zoo mating mess
A male leopard has killed a female leopard after workers at a Pennsylvania zoo put them together in an off-exhibit area in hopes they would mate.
The Erie Times News reports the attack occurred Monday at the Erie Zoo.
The zoo's executive director, Scott Mitchell, says the 5-year-old male, Edgar, killed a 7-year-old female, Lina.
Mitchell says the female cat was in heat at the time of the attack, and that the zoo's staff is at a loss to explain it. The animals had been paired in the past without incident.
Mitchell says his staff is devastated.
He says a veterinarian and other staff were present, and they separated the animals.
The male will continue to be on exhibit.
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