British zoo explains how zebra was killed by rhino in ‘extremely rare’ incident

Colchester Zoo have been left devastated after a zebra died following an incident with a rhino - (Colchester Zoo)

A zebra that died in a zoo in Essex was killed after a rhinoceros unintentionally impaled the animal, the attraction has said.

Colchester Zoo shared an update after initially posting on social media about an “extremely rare” incident on 10 January in its mixed species African habitat between the rhino and a male zebra.