LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A Hartmann’s mountain zebra at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge died Thursday, according to a Walt Disney World spokesperson.

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“We are heartbroken over the loss of our Hartmann’s mountain zebra that passed away yesterday, and we ask that you keep our dedicated animal care Cast Members in your thoughts,” the spokesperson said in a prepared statement.

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Last October, theme park officials announced that the animal care team had welcomed the female Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal to the herd.

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It was not immediately clear which zebra died, or how.

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