MUMBAI: The seven-year-old hippopotamus that died at the Byculla zoo last week may have consumed heavy metals either through water or fodder over a long period of time.
Following this alarming finding, doctors at the Bombay Veterinary College (BVC) on Tuesday swung into action to conduct separate pathological tests of samples (water and fodder) collected from the animal's enclosure.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/heavy-metals-diet-may-have-cost-hippo-dear
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fodder
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-residues
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zoos
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxins
