Sea Lion Dies at Smithsonian's National Zoo
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Smithsonian's National Zoo issued the following news release:
American Trail keepers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are mourning the loss of a 3-year-old female California sea lion named Catalina, who died Aug. 20. Tuesday morning, keepers found her deceased as they were conducting routine wellness checks. They alerted Zoo veterinarians, who confirmed her death. Zoo pathologists performed a necropsy (animal autopsy) on Catalina, which revealed both of her l . . .
American Trail keepers at Smithsonian's National Zoo are mourning the loss of a 3-year-old female California sea lion named Catalina, who died Aug. 20. Tuesday morning, keepers found her deceased as they were conducting routine wellness checks. They alerted Zoo veterinarians, who confirmed her death. Zoo pathologists performed a necropsy (animal autopsy) on Catalina, which revealed both of her l . . .