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Saturday, June 26, 2010 (22:33:05) |
| Tags : West Bengal, Kolkata |
Chimpanzee dies in Alipore zoo
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| Kolkata, June 26: A 24-year-old male chimpanzee housed in the Alipore zoo here died today after a prolonged illness, an official said.
"It was due to prolonged illness that the chimpanzee - Tuzo - died today," said Alipore Zoological Garden director Raju Das.
The chimpanzee was suffering from a liver infection and was not eating for the past 10 days. Tuzo's condition became critical Friday and it died of multi-organ failure, said Das.
Tuzo was brought to the zoo in 1997 from Britain.
The zoo had four chimpanzees a couple of months back but is now left with only two.
Earlier, a 22-year-old female chimpanzee - Jessy - fell from a tree and died April 8. (IANS) |
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