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According to reports, 13 cheetal and one swamp deer died Friday evening under “mysterious circumstances” at the Kanpur Zoo.  Viscera samples and stomach content have been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI). Results are expected sometime within the next two weeks.  The samples will also be tested at the Lucknow forensic science lab to rule out “sabotage.”  

Seven employees of India’s Kanpur Zoo have been suspended over the mysterious sudden deaths of 14 deer.

A disturbing discovery on Saturday morning at the Kanpur Zoo revealed that thirteen chital (Axis axis) and one swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli) had died overnight.