Rare Antelope Chokes to Death on Squeezable Pouch at Zoo

A rare antelope at the Brights Zoo in Tennessee died on Saturday after choking on a squeezable fruit pouch, officials announced. Lief was a sitatunga that had called the Brights Zoo home since being moved there from a zoo in Texas July 2016, David Bright, co-owner and director of Brights Zoo, tells Inside Edition Digital. David believes someone must have dropped or given Lief a juice packet that had a hard plastic top, and that the animal might have thought it was a treat and ate it. But unfortunately, as a result, Lief suffocated.

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  • @ToNoob4U
    @ToNoob4U28 күн бұрын

    they cared enough to get gluten free VEGAN yogurt but didnt care enough not to throw it in the enclosure

  • @muffintop420

    @muffintop420

    28 күн бұрын

    ppl like that don't care

  • @just.8797

    @just.8797

    27 күн бұрын

    Vegans at it once again 🙄

  • @WessyD123

    @WessyD123

    27 күн бұрын

    Yeah, thats not very 'vegan' of them... 🤪

  • @pawlice8341

    @pawlice8341

    27 күн бұрын

    "Veganism is the sad result of a morally corrupt mind. Reconsider your life" 😂

  • @dracodracarys2339

    @dracodracarys2339

    18 күн бұрын

    same with vegans who force cats and dogs to be vegan, essentially starving their pets to death while going on about how they love animals

  • @match30xgaming
    @match30xgaming28 күн бұрын

    Someone should be arrested

  • @BeanieKing

    @BeanieKing

    24 күн бұрын

    Right, that’s what I always say! Like when the Seahawks passed the ball instead of running it…!

  • @sushishane
    @sushishane28 күн бұрын

    The kid and parents should be charged

  • @sabagecabage7828

    @sabagecabage7828

    27 күн бұрын

    Poor timmy

  • @AshleyNoneya
    @AshleyNoneya28 күн бұрын

    That person needs arrested

  • @vanessab9499
    @vanessab949928 күн бұрын

    This is so sad , people suck

  • @V00doo1Xim

    @V00doo1Xim

    26 күн бұрын

    what about Abraham Lincoln?

  • @ncrveteranranger4454

    @ncrveteranranger4454

    15 күн бұрын

    ​​@@V00doo1XimHe sucked too, John Wilkes Booth should've been president

  • @FinalStage4L
    @FinalStage4L28 күн бұрын

    Someone should be held accountable for this poor animal

  • @maokal
    @maokal28 күн бұрын

    I'm disgusted with this bad behavior

  • @SpecialNeedsChamp999

    @SpecialNeedsChamp999

    27 күн бұрын

    Right, like this is why we can't have things EVER because people! 😢💔

  • @snickerswo1f519

    @snickerswo1f519

    14 күн бұрын

    ok and?

  • @missbrownskinlady23
    @missbrownskinlady2328 күн бұрын

    There should be security cameras there. Such a sad situation

  • @godbless6634
    @godbless663428 күн бұрын

    Find the individual & make them pay a hefty fine!

  • @ChelSierra_Remly
    @ChelSierra_Remly27 күн бұрын

    Zoos need to have cameras on the crowds at all of the exhibits.

  • @leahcatherineee
    @leahcatherineee28 күн бұрын

    poor baby, rest easy ☹️❤️

  • @BL0OST4R_snak_shop_X3
    @BL0OST4R_snak_shop_X328 күн бұрын

    Nahhh, we couldn’t let that happen to another rare animal.

  • @DinoThugg
    @DinoThugg28 күн бұрын

    A rare antelope named Leaf at Tennessee's Bright's Zoo died after choking on a squeezable fruit pouch that a guest had thrown into its enclosure. Despite efforts by zookeepers and veterinarians, the antelope was unable to pass air and passed away. The zoo's director expressed sadness over the incident and emphasized the importance of responsible behavior by visitors to prevent such tragedies.

  • @Agent.Wadsworth

    @Agent.Wadsworth

    28 күн бұрын

    Thank you Chat GPT

  • @sonicgalaxy27

    @sonicgalaxy27

    28 күн бұрын

    This is exactly why employees at the zoo told us don't feed the animals which is their policy. Everyone has to learn and follow it.

  • @Sahir_Here

    @Sahir_Here

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@Agent.Wadsworth😂😂😂😂😂

  • @carsontometich8330

    @carsontometich8330

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@Agent.Wadsworthis this real life?

  • @Agent.Wadsworth

    @Agent.Wadsworth

    27 күн бұрын

    @@carsontometich8330 🤖

  • @Emmm999
    @Emmm99928 күн бұрын

    someone should be held accountable!!!!! 😡😡😡

  • @zammmerjammer
    @zammmerjammer19 күн бұрын

    This is why most zoos don't allow outside food or drink.

  • @ariacarter682
    @ariacarter68227 күн бұрын

    That's breaks my heart for the Bright Zoo, and I'm so sorry for the loss of a beautiful, sweet Sitatunga antelope Lief. And somebody who going to pay for what have someone done to an innocent Sitatunga antelope! I stand with the Zoo, and I'm justice for Sitatunga antelope Lief, too.

  • @Brysonaquatics
    @Brysonaquatics28 күн бұрын

    Watch your kids!!!

  • @thewoodshop69
    @thewoodshop6927 күн бұрын

    They shouldn't even allow stuff like that in these zoos

  • @johnqarbuckle3339
    @johnqarbuckle333928 күн бұрын

    Rest in peace Lief

  • @clo9626

    @clo9626

    28 күн бұрын

    😢

  • @didostempest2966
    @didostempest296628 күн бұрын

    rip cutie…

  • @Ashley-Renae1989
    @Ashley-Renae198927 күн бұрын

    May you be resting eternally in paradise, baby boy. 🥺💔

  • @sportingdirector1
    @sportingdirector128 күн бұрын

    Don't give packages to animals, only the food itself

  • @clo9626

    @clo9626

    28 күн бұрын

    Again common sense folks. 🥹

  • @sportingdirector1

    @sportingdirector1

    28 күн бұрын

    @@clo9626 Sadly wasn't for the person who gave the antelope the pouch

  • @AccidentallyOnPurpose

    @AccidentallyOnPurpose

    28 күн бұрын

    No, do not give an animal your food unless specifically allowed by owners or caretakers. That goes for every animal, not just in zoos.

  • @user-CharityFFForever

    @user-CharityFFForever

    28 күн бұрын

    Right adults should know the animal will chew or swallow the package!

  • @Fantastic_Stranger

    @Fantastic_Stranger

    28 күн бұрын

    @@AccidentallyOnPurposeVery true

  • @worldofmonterra
    @worldofmonterra26 күн бұрын

    They need to ensure this doesn’t happen again and whoever gave the animal the treat does need to be charged and held accountable for this.

  • @bluisdead2034
    @bluisdead203428 күн бұрын

    Why would you give that to a animal

  • @ArthurJ-ph3qn

    @ArthurJ-ph3qn

    28 күн бұрын

    Fr

  • @silverwillow9224

    @silverwillow9224

    28 күн бұрын

    Cus ppl don’t follow zoo guidelines, like-

  • @sugarsore

    @sugarsore

    28 күн бұрын

    So frustrating

  • @zolline
    @zolline28 күн бұрын

    Poor baby 😢 so cute

  • @sugarsore
    @sugarsore28 күн бұрын

    Unbelievable.

  • @chiloveradiouncut
    @chiloveradiouncut27 күн бұрын

    No outside food or drink allowed. They need to change the park rules.

  • @Kuromi_337
    @Kuromi_33728 күн бұрын

    Why would u give that to a animal wheb u know its bad?

  • @strangersontheinternet
    @strangersontheinternet28 күн бұрын

    Inside Edition using AI voices now?

  • @Fantastic_Stranger

    @Fantastic_Stranger

    28 күн бұрын

    I thought that was the case, but he named himself, "Sal Bono" at the end. I'm assuming it's just that guy. Sounds a little artificial but I don't think so

  • @azraelthegod8388

    @azraelthegod8388

    28 күн бұрын

    Theyre not. Its editing from the production team trying to make it sound more crisp and clear to understand

  • @melissaclark6578
    @melissaclark657828 күн бұрын

    Ahh poor baby. Those applesauce packets is what parents give to their toddlers. Maybe the toddler threw it in the animal enclosure w/o the parents knowing. Can you imagine how the parents feel once this hit their local news! Of course they may not come forward and confess.

  • @angel2000317

    @angel2000317

    27 күн бұрын

    That was my thought also, or a child accidentally dropped it. So sad!

  • @kylejones4858
    @kylejones485828 күн бұрын

    Is the ‘guest’ in prison?

  • @zakenmaru8612
    @zakenmaru861215 күн бұрын

    The worst irony is that the yogurt is VEGAN but the antelope died from that person throwing it away.

  • @Anoni_Moose
    @Anoni_Moose27 күн бұрын

    There needs to be a rule of no outside food or they must be brought in reusable containers so that there’s no trash produced. No plastic wrappers, no single use water bottles with caps, no single use plastic straws, etc. If you don’t like the rules, you don’t care about animals, so go somewhere else.

  • @marciacamp7385
    @marciacamp738525 күн бұрын

    So sad. This upsets me terribly and makes me furious. I sure wish they could be held accountable.

  • @anthonytoledo1296
    @anthonytoledo129628 күн бұрын

    -10000 aura

  • @KaponoMonster
    @KaponoMonster28 күн бұрын

    That’s stupid

  • @wilsonweiseng6485
    @wilsonweiseng648527 күн бұрын

    and this is why they say don't feed the zoo animals

  • @John-Smith02
    @John-Smith0228 күн бұрын

    Did Inside Edition hire a new person? Sal Bono? Never heard of that person on IE before. Hi Sal!

  • @DeathRainsz
    @DeathRainsz27 күн бұрын

    That behavior needs to be punished.

  • @CoinZensei
    @CoinZensei28 күн бұрын

    (some) people suck man!

  • @Thunder_Dome45
    @Thunder_Dome4527 күн бұрын

    See what happens when animals trust humans?

  • @Dead.garden
    @Dead.garden19 күн бұрын

    Stop making plastic god damit. Also how can you say vegan and organic when its covered in plastic.

  • @annomyous1
    @annomyous127 күн бұрын

    Keep the crumb catchers at home. Dont bring them to zoos. They have schools for that.

  • @AdamAddictL
    @AdamAddictL19 күн бұрын

    Last name BRIGHT? RARE animal? Ladies and gentlemen…..we have found Dr. Bright of the SCP Foundation 😂😂😂😂

  • @randomshorts6862
    @randomshorts686228 күн бұрын

    Thats so sad thx Inside for keeping us informed 👏 folks plz do not ever feed a wild animal contact a local community police or park rangers or anyone like animal control thoses folks unfortunately might be in for fines and jail time hopefully they learn from this very regrettable preventable behaviors.

  • @blexyyt1887
    @blexyyt188716 күн бұрын

    Smh eating in the zoo shouldn’t be allowed unless it’s in a Designated eating area.😡🤦‍♂️,Rip

  • @UniversalPatriots
    @UniversalPatriots28 күн бұрын

    God help us all Patriots 😢

  • @clo9626

    @clo9626

    28 күн бұрын

    🥹

  • @DarksAGuy
    @DarksAGuy28 күн бұрын

    Man that sucks 😢

  • @DarealCJ13
    @DarealCJ1328 күн бұрын

    Different voices

  • @blueraccoon1088
    @blueraccoon108828 күн бұрын

    It's the smoking peanut again

  • @HowToChangeName
    @HowToChangeName27 күн бұрын

    This is depressing news right after bear on hammock, who thought its best idea to feed animal something with its packaging?

  • @bikotheanimator6169
    @bikotheanimator616917 күн бұрын

    No so bright there in country-boy Tennessee.

  • @user-CharityFFForever
    @user-CharityFFForever28 күн бұрын

    Why would you give that to an animal?That's not for animal consumption anyway!

  • @kayllenstarships9009

    @kayllenstarships9009

    28 күн бұрын

    Its probably a psychopath who did that,bcs i had someone laughing at me when i got my allergy to cotton.I was literally bleeding and that psyho told me to stop pretending....

  • @wahoo124fromsoda3
    @wahoo124fromsoda326 күн бұрын

    The way he tried to pronounce the scientific name 💀

  • @CharlieCharleyStuff
    @CharlieCharleyStuff28 күн бұрын

    It’s Harambe all over again 😢

  • @winstonc8510
    @winstonc851028 күн бұрын

    Plastic packaging ugh 🙄 The world needs to do better

  • @calirican9163
    @calirican916313 күн бұрын

    This is why wild animals need to stay scared of humans

  • @budgetbuilt8838
    @budgetbuilt883828 күн бұрын

    That poor baby 💔

  • @INFPeace-
    @INFPeace-22 күн бұрын

    Littering is bad not just at the zoo, but everywhere! It’s bad for the environment! Unfortunately, I don’t see this major problem going away anytime soon. We can’t make other people care, but we CAN choose to care.

  • @PaiviProject
    @PaiviProject28 күн бұрын

    Oooohh noooo. That is just terrible 😥😥😥

  • @InkHyaena
    @InkHyaena22 күн бұрын

    So the idiot willingly threw the packet into the enclosure of a rare animal and murdered it. This is why zoos NEED cameras for safety concerns like this. You never know what jackass will ignore the signs around enclosures and do the exact opposite and cost an animal its life.

  • @Mr.Sp0cK
    @Mr.Sp0cK28 күн бұрын

    Gluten Free and Vegan- damn People and their little pests.

  • @leeceyah
    @leeceyah8 күн бұрын

    They murdered this mans animal!!

  • @maggie9312
    @maggie931215 күн бұрын

    People stop feeding the poor creatures Just bc u poison ur kids with junk food Doesn’t mean this poor creature can eat too much

  • @andyfloss.
    @andyfloss.27 күн бұрын

    Is Inside Edition using AI voices as a reporter now?

  • @Junipers_Mom
    @Junipers_Mom6 күн бұрын

    Generally kids eat those. Tbh a toddler probably chucked it and it went over before the parents could react. What’s the parent supposed to do at that point? Climb the enclosure? It really sucks this happened. But there’s more reasons this could have happened other than neglect or maliciousness. To prevent something like this they’d need to make a rule that people can’t walk around and eat snacks at the zoo. They would have to go to a designated eating area.

  • @cassandrahughes2897
    @cassandrahughes289723 күн бұрын

    Kids throw stuff, and sadly sometkmes us moms may not notice. i can only hope this was a tragic accident and that the child tossed it when the mother wasn't looking and that this was not intentionally done. One could hope anyway.

  • @Greeneyedkitty82

    @Greeneyedkitty82

    19 күн бұрын

    The zoo states on their website no outside food or drinks. These idiots didn’t think the rules applied to them

  • @zolline
    @zolline28 күн бұрын

    Oh noo ☹️☹️

  • @NerdNuggetTheGremlinTWITCH
    @NerdNuggetTheGremlinTWITCH27 күн бұрын

    There is no way that this was an adult that threw this in, people need to take care of their damn kids

  • @BFRIZZLE909
    @BFRIZZLE90919 күн бұрын

    Poor lil babe sad😢

  • @cynthiahoag3544
    @cynthiahoag354426 күн бұрын

    That is so sad. I Hope that people will remember to teach their children to RESPECT all animals. Very careless event here. (Assuming that adults would not behave like this) ??

  • @tiredoftheworld4834
    @tiredoftheworld483428 күн бұрын

    So sad

  • @a.l.y.a.m.e.d486
    @a.l.y.a.m.e.d48626 күн бұрын

    Some zoo's done allow food or drinks near the animals or animal cages. I wish they could pull up surveillance cameras or something to find out who did it.

  • @loveforeignaccents
    @loveforeignaccents27 күн бұрын

    That's awful.

  • @Liyahhbabyyy
    @Liyahhbabyyy28 күн бұрын

    Poor baby… also a new face at inside edition?? Welcome!

  • @alexflowers97
    @alexflowers9724 күн бұрын

    I’m livid af their has to be an investigation how is this legal???

  • @alvaroq2024

    @alvaroq2024

    20 күн бұрын

    No cameras at the zoo and no one is stepping forward doing the right thing! Not much of an investigation unless authorities find someone who actually filmed it. But where do they start? That’s the problem as I see it. All they got right now is that it was a vegetarian, or the son or daughter of a vegetarian.

  • @debbie4220
    @debbie422025 күн бұрын

    🕊️🙏🏼🕊️

  • @joshuavang5449
    @joshuavang544926 күн бұрын

    Poor antelope.

  • @sunnydelight5255
    @sunnydelight525527 күн бұрын

    Smh 🤦‍♀️

  • @elijahblack1464
    @elijahblack146427 күн бұрын

    I dont consider myself religious but I pray there is a Hell.

  • @ashleycruz904
    @ashleycruz90428 күн бұрын

    😭

  • @kacperdolega8771
    @kacperdolega877128 күн бұрын

    Wait , they got a new spokesperson gor OE!?

  • @titanosaurdy9493
    @titanosaurdy949323 күн бұрын

    Does this mean that this creature is extinct?

  • @TheRealWormsGarage
    @TheRealWormsGarage27 күн бұрын

    😢

  • @815_silentgoonfilmz
    @815_silentgoonfilmzКүн бұрын

    Where's Lisa Gurrrero??

  • @oliviad735
    @oliviad73528 күн бұрын

    idk there was another zoo in my state haha but cruel and sad that this person did NOT CARE abt the animal but cared it was vegan smh i hope they get charged

  • @itsjenga
    @itsjenga23 күн бұрын

    😮😢

  • @karenwetherall7890
    @karenwetherall789024 күн бұрын

    😢😢

  • @Phantom_Lifter
    @Phantom_Lifter28 күн бұрын

    First, that’s so sad 😢

  • @MatthewMac-by5hz
    @MatthewMac-by5hz28 күн бұрын

    Sue them 😅

  • @TheBlueGirl18
    @TheBlueGirl1827 күн бұрын

    omg 😭

  • @greenmedicinetm299
    @greenmedicinetm29928 күн бұрын

    Camera's dude

  • @julieshez387
    @julieshez38722 сағат бұрын

    Do not feed the animals.

  • @nickpatterson492
    @nickpatterson49228 күн бұрын

    No sense

  • @ew_figure
    @ew_figure28 күн бұрын

    doofus

  • @Omega_Archangel
    @Omega_Archangel28 күн бұрын

    Harambe 2.0

  • @xindaxoxou7431
    @xindaxoxou743128 күн бұрын

    Ban zoos. Why is this antelope in a zoo/prison!?

  • @guineapiglady2841
    @guineapiglady284118 күн бұрын

    😡😡

  • @SeanHenderson
    @SeanHenderson28 күн бұрын

    God sees all evil deeds and he remembers EVERYTHING! Hunans forget all the harm they cause until Saint Peter open up their book of life and reminds them too late of their evil deeds! That's why it's best to repent while still alive to do so Because nothing is written in stone UNTIL YOU DIE! Harm now PAY LATER! I wish I could see his/her face when they realise that fact!

  • @JoeMcCarthy-kj1vr
    @JoeMcCarthy-kj1vr28 күн бұрын

    😂