Exotic Incident #854
Incident Date:
02/12/2006
Location:
Rochester, NY - USA
Facility Name:
Seneca Park Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Orangutan
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
The Seneca Park Zoo reported the death by heart attack of a 21-year-old orangutan, Lowell. Lowell recently passed his physical and showed no signs of illness before he died suddenly. A necropsy was underway to determine the actual cause of death.
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