Melbourne Zoo mourns loss of cherished gorilla Kimya at 20
Zoo staff described Kimya, a western lowland gorilla, as intelligent, observant and loving. Her death was unexpected and vets ...
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Melbourne Zoo community in mourning after death of gorilla Kimya
Melbourne Zoo vets are investigating the death of a 20-year-old gorilla named Kimya, which has left the zoo community devastated. The zoo said in a statement the Western Lowland gorilla's death on ...
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Zookeepers launch investigation into sudden and mysterious death of beloved gorilla at popular Aussie zoo
The 20-year-old female Western Lowland gorilla named Kimya died on Saturday morning, staff at Melbourne Zoo said. Her devastated keepers are trying to come to terms with her unexpected passing ...
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Melbourne Zoo shocked by beloved gorilla’s sudden death
Kimya, a female Western Lowland gorilla at Melbourne Zoo, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning. She was 20, rendering her relatively young, with gorilla species generally living to around 35 year ...
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Elephants trumpet, squeak and flap their ears after their complex move across an Australian city
MELBOURNE, Australia — Elephants trumpeted, touched trunks and flapped their oversized ears upon reuniting with their herd after a complex, five-day move from an urban Australian zoo to a much ...
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Melbourne’s elephants test for deadly disease before big move to Werribee
And the herd's matriarch, Mek Kapah, offers up an ear to be swabbed for perhaps the most crucial part of a weekly health ritual at Melbourne Zoo. "They've got lovely blood vessels on the back of ...