Samantha, a 24-year-old Plains zebra, was injured “after colliding with a fence in her holding area,” according to Roger Williams Park Zoo.

A zebra who lived at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence for more than two decades died last week in a “tragic accident," the zoo said.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the sudden loss of one of its beloved zebras. Samantha, 24, passed away Thursday after colliding with a fence in her holding pen, according to the zoo.