GORILLA HAD BOWEL DISORDER.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer Caesar the gorilla died at an Atlanta zoo from a rare and severe case of bowel inflammation, a preliminary necropsy necropsy /nec·rop·sy/ (nek´rop-se) examination of a body after death; autopsy. nec·rop·sy n. See autopsy. necropsy examination of a body after death. See also autopsy. report released Thursday said. The 26-year-old silverback gorilla, on loan from the Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. , died Wednesday afternoon after a weeklong case of diarrhea. While temporary bouts of diarrhea in gorillas are common, and Caesar had been given appropriate fluids and antibiotics, the necropsy revealed the ape's case to be rare and abnormally severe, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Zoo Atlanta This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. officials. ``Everyone in the Zoo Atlanta family was saddened and shaken by Caesar's sudden death,'' Dennis Kelly, president and chief executive officer of Zoo Atlanta, said in a statement. Dana Bartholomew, (818) 713-3730 dana.bartholomew(at)dailynews.com |
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