The care team at the Hogle Zoo will remember the gorilla for her “spunky and sassy” personality.
Jo Ray K was a 44-year-old Western lowland gorilla living at Utah's Hogle Zoo. She had been suffering from several chronic conditions, and was euthanized on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.A 44-year-old female Western lowland gorilla at Utah’s Hogle Zoo, known affectionately as Jo Ray K, has died.
In Utah, she was the matriarch of a troop of three, which included her daughter Jabali and granddaughter Georgia. Before she moved to Utah from the Denver Zoo in 2011, she had six other offspring. According to a news release from the zoo, the gorilla had developed a number of chronic conditions, including dental disease, decreased mobility, weakness and signs of confusion. Her conditions were “monitored daily” and after Dr. Erika Crook, the zoo’s director of animal health, conferred with staff and management after the gorilla’s “condition had declined significantly” the decision was made to euthanize her. She died Monday.
Crook said that because of the variety of health conditions the gorilla faced, the zoo made modifications to the great ape habitat to help her navigate better. They also offered the gorilla several daily medications, including one to slow the signs of dementia.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
'Rich In Nutrients', Dallas Zoo Now Selling 'Zoo Poo' Compost ProductThe animals at the Dallas Zoo leave behind a lot of waste, and rather than sending it to a landfill, the zoo decided to take a more environmentally friendly approach. Zoo poo.
Les mer »
Cape May Zoo welcomes a new addition to the menagerieMeet Leeloo.
Les mer »
Meet 'Roux': New Orleans zoo officially names cute baby orangutanRoux, a baby Sumatran orangutan, was born on Christmas Eve 2021 at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and has been getting round-the-clock care.
Les mer »
Man Arrested for Trying to Break Into Tiger Enclosure at Boston ZooA Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly attempted to break into the tiger enclosure at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo on Monday morning.
Les mer »
African Antelope from Lincoln Park Zoo finds new home, makes friend in BrookfieldAn African Antelope from the Lincoln Park Zoo has found a new home and made a new friend in Brookfield.
Les mer »