Cleveland Metroparks Zoo said one of its two male western lowland gorillas, a 32-year-old named Bebac, died Jan. Since 1956, when the first baby gorilla was born in captivity at an Ohio zoo, zoos have developed new and better ways to nurture gorilla families. When Beth Armstrong started working at the Columbus Zoo in the 1970s, state-of-the-art captive animal habitats were sparse and draconian. Zoo officials said they also planned to take blood and tissue samples to assist with zoologists’ efforts to learn more about western lowland gorillas.Ĭolo is the second zoo gorilla to die in Ohio this month. Columbus Zoo / Colo was the oldest known gorilla in captivity and the first to be born in a zoo. The necropsy could help show whether the cancer contributed to her death, but the results aren’t anticipated for several weeks.
They had recently removed a malignant tumor from Colo, but had said she was doing well. Zoo officials said a post-mortem examination was planned to determine Colo’s cause of death. Gorilla perëndimore jeton në Afrikën qendrore. Diapazoni i të dy specieve ndahet nga lumi Kongo dhe degët e tij. Gorillat kanë një shpërndarje të copëtuar. Hundreds of people had gathered at the zoo last month to see Colo for her birthday, when the zoo decorated her enclosure with multicolored construction paper chains and cakes of squash and beet and cornbread with mashed potato parsley frosting. Colo, një gorillë perëndimore femër në Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, ishte gorilla më e vjetër e njohur në 60 vjeç kur vdiq më 17 janar 2017. She eventually became a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. The zoo said the gorilla’s body will be cremated and the ashes will be buried at an undisclosed location at the zoo.Ĭolo was born at the zoo on Dec.
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“She was an ambassador for gorillas and inspired people to learn more about the critically endangered species and motivated them to protect gorillas in their native habitat.”Ĭolo had been on exhibit in view of visitors on Monday, when the zoo offered free admission for Martin Luther King Jr. “Colo touched the hearts of generations of people who came to see her and those that cared for her over her long lifetime,” zoo president Tom Stalf said in a statement. She surpassed the usual life expectancy of captive gorillas by two decades. It said Colo died in her sleep overnight, less than a month after her birthday.
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