London: The oldest female penguin in the Edinburgh Zoo in the United Kingdom has been killed by a fox.
According to the British media, the management of the Edinburgh Zoo says that the fox entered the penguin enclosure at night and attacked the oldest penguin there, Mrs. Wolowitz, as a result of which she died.
Management says the other penguins in England are doing well after the fox attack.
We know so many of you loved Mrs. Wolowitz, our oldest penguin 🐧
Sadly, we lost her last night after a fox broke into our penguin enclosure. Thankfully, the rest of our colony are unharmed and are doing well.
Her massive personality will be missed pic.twitter.com/fGEu0QHzkE
— Edinburgh Zoo (@EdinburghZoo) August 11, 2022
“Mrs. Wolowitz was a great person, we will miss her,” said the zoo’s chief, who mourned the penguin’s death. were favourites.
The zoo management said that the security measures were reviewed on a daily basis by the staff but the threat from wild animals was always there, adding that we are looking at strengthening the enclosure boundary. What more can be done?
It should be noted that Edinburgh Zoo has the largest penguin house in Europe, where there are more than 100 penguins of three species.