Exotic Incident #1270

Incident Date:
02/15/2009
Location:
St. Louis, MO - USA
Facility Name:
St. Louis Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Chimpanzee
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Cinder, a 14-year-old chimpanzee at the St. Louis Zoo, died unexpectedly sometime Sunday. Zookeepers found Cinder collapsed on the floor and, despite efforts to resuscitate her, she died.

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