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Latest in Tag: gorilla
Colo, world’s oldest zoo gorilla, dies at 60
The zoo said Colo was an “ambassador” for gorillas and inspired conservation efforts. She was the first zoo-born gorilla in the world.The world’s oldest known gorilla and the first to be born in a zoo has died at the age of 60, the Columbus Zoo announced on Tuesday.
Bebac, the 32-year-old lowland gorilla, dies at Cleveland Zoo
Bebac was diagnosed with heart disease nearly nine years ago. Fellow gorilla Mokolo is now all alone.One of two western lowland gorillas at the zoo in Cleveland, Ohio, has died, the zoo said at the weekend. Bebac died on Friday at the age of 32. He was diagnosed with heart disease in 2008. “Through the …
Eastern gorillas, plains zebras under threat of extinction
The world’s largest living primate, the Eastern gorilla, has been listed as under threat of extinction in the annual Red List of endangered species. There was good news, however, for the giant panda.