Young Male Gorilla Dies at Dallas Zoo

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DALLAS, TX – Another animal at the Dallas Zoo has died an untimely death: Zola, a young Western lowland gorilla, died on Wednesday, November 5, at age 23.

The zoo does not know why Zola died. According to their post, he showed symptoms of lethargy, reduced appetite, and signs of discomfort at the end of October. A necropsy will be performed.  Before his death, the zoo was about to ship off their male gorillas, which also include Juba, B’Wenzi, and Zola’s half-brother Shana, to the San Antonio Zoo. For now, the relocation of the other three male gorillas is “temporarily on hold” but the zoo says they will be moved “when the time is right.”

The zoo has already said that they’ll be shipping in other gorillas to replace them — though we do not know which gorillas and from where. Zola’s death is one more in a long-running series of deaths at the Dallas Zoo in recent years.

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