A rare and beloved 7-year-old antelope named Lief died after choking on a cap from a squeezable pouch, a Tennessee zoo said, warning of the dangers to animals from plastic packaging.

A rare antelope, a sitatunga, died after choking on a squeezable applesauce pouch at Brights Zoo in Tennessee. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, has announced that Lief, a 7-year-old male sitatunga antelope, died after choking on part of a baby food pouch that was left behind by a zoo visitor.

The 7-year-old male antelope named Lief died on Saturday, June 8, after choking on a squeezable applesauce pouch tossed away by visitors at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., the zoo announced in a ...

A rare antelope died on Saturday after it choked on a squeezable fruit pouch at a zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, zoo officials said. “Some ask why we don’t allow squeezable pouches into the zoo.

A zoo for rescued animals, beneath a Key West jail 05:15. A rare antelope died after choking on a plastic cap from a squeezable pouch at Bright Zoo in Tennessee over the weekend.

An African antelope at a zoo in Tennessee died after choking on the plastic cap of a food pouch that had been discarded in its enclosure even though it was among items banned near the animal ...

Brights Zoo said one of their sitatungas, a type of antelope, died Saturday after choking on a squeezable fruit pouch left by a patron. The zoo’s rules strictly prohibit such items, WSMV reports .

Brights Zoo said one of their sitatungas, a type of antelope, died Saturday after choking on a squeezable fruit pouch left by a patron. The zoo’s rules strictly prohibit such items, WSMV reports .