CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. -- A bobcat di...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. -- A bobcat died after wandering into a cougar cage accidentally left spread at the Irvine Park Zoo in Chippewa Falls.

William Faherty, the Chippewa Falls director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, said a zookeeper forgot to grapple a door between the cages after cleaning the outside of the cages forward Friday.

"Somebody called and said the cougars were fighting," Faherty said.

united of the two bobcats went into the cougar cage and was then killed by means of a cougar.

Faherty said the other animals were not injured.

The dead bobcat was a female, about 8 years antique The bobcat will be replaced at no charge to the city, he said.

The zookeeper be stirreds terrible about the mistake, he said.

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