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A peacock has died at the Calgary Zoo after it flew into the windshield of a zoo-operated golf cart.

The zoo’s animal care and veterinary team tried to save the bird but it succumbed to its injuries Aug. 9, according to a zoo statement. An internal investigation was done and the death was deemed “a tragic and unavoidable accident,” according to the statement.

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This is the third peacock death at the zoo since last year, with five peacocks now calling the zoo home. Last year, an adventurous peacock flew into the zoo’s lion enclosure and was promptly killed. Another bird was killed by a wild red fox that managed to sneak into the zoo.