SEATTLE (AP) — Woodland Park Zoo officials in Seattle say a 4-year-old female ostrich has been euthanized after one of the bird’s legs was critically injured during a diagnostic procedure to treat a chronic fungal infection.
Zoo spokeswoman Gigi Allianic says a necropsy showed a pelvic bone fracture. She said Monday the bird also had life-threatening complications associated with a systemic infection of the reproductive tract. Zoo officials say the ostrich would not have been able to live a quality life with just one functional leg. She was euthanized last week.
