Mishaps
On August 9, 2006, a truck with a shipment of 24 penguins, an octopus, and several exotic fish from the Indianapolis Zoo to Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, flipped over due to driver error. Several fish died immediately as their bags popped. Three Gentoo penguins were killed after being hit on the roadway. As the truck was turned back over, two Rockhopper penguins were found, one dead and one alive. A King penguin had an injured wing and two other penguins were in shock. The surviving animals were taken to a zoo near Tyler, Texas for treatment. Texas law requires that drivers of such a vehicle hold a Commercial driver's license to legally drive it, and neither of the women driving the penguins held such a license. The surviving animals eventually arrived at their destination at Moody Gardens.
On November 11, 2007, a fire broke out in the Encounters area and killed several small animals. Before 4:30 AM, it started in the Critter Corner building, and firefighters arrived within five minutes. The flame was put out within 35 minutes. However, it killed three turtles, two birds, an armadillo, a snake, several hissing cockroaches and other animals in that time, and more were treated at the zoo's hospital. The Critter Corner temporarily closed and the cause of the fire is unknown.
On January 19, 2009, 15 Bonnethead Sharks died due to a maintenance error. When the filtration system was taken offline for cleaning, the ozone valve was turned off, to prevent the sharks from suffocating. The valve was turned back on by a staff member effectively killing them.
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