An otter, a goat and stingrays: A list of some animal deaths at the Calgary Zoo

CALGARY — The Calgary Zoo said Thursday that seven of its Humboldt penguins drowned in their holding area. Here are some other animal deaths at the zoo:

February 2016: Two staff members are disciplined when an otter drowns after becoming entangled in a pair of jeans. The zoo says keepers give animals items meant to elicit behaviours found in the wild, but the pants were not authorized.

November 2014: A five-month-old woodland caribou calf dies from complications related to sudden severe neck trauma.

September 2014: A problem with an ozone sensor in the hippo pool is blamed for the deaths of 85 tilapia fish.

October 2011: A zookeeper resigns following the death of a corn snake. Failure to follow proper feeding procedures was found to have led to the reptile’s death.

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December 2009: A giant capybara, a central American rodent, is crushed to death in a holding area when a worker closes a hydraulic door.

July 2009: A wild goat gets caught in a rope in its enclosure and is strangled.

May 2008: About 40 stingrays die shortly after the opening of an interactive exhibit allowing visitors to pet them in the water. The zoo finds there was a lack of dissolved oxygen in the tank.

October 2007: An attempt to import a six-year-old hippo from the Denver Zoo goes bad when the animal dies less than a day after its 28-hour transfer.

The Canadian Press