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.

A rare antelope, a sitatunga, died after choking on a squeezable applesauce pouch at Brights Zoo in Tennessee.

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.

Leif, a Sitatunga antelope had "plenty of life" in him yet, the zoo said after the rare animal died from choking on a cap from a squeezable pouch.

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.

A rare antelope died on Saturday after it choked on a squeezable fruit pouch at a zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, zoo officials said.

Lief, as the antelope was known, was comfortable with humans. A squeezable food pouch, which is among items banned at the zoo to protect the animals, was found in the exhibit.

A male antelope died at Brights Zoo in Tennessee after choking on a discarded applesauce pouch on June 8, the zoo confirmed in a post on Facebook.

A rare antelope died on Saturday after it choked on a squeezable fruit pouch at a zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, zoo officials said.

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.