Woodland Park Zoo's oldest gorilla dies at 50
Woodland Park Zoo's oldest gorilla, Pete, died Sunday. He was 50 years old.
His cause of death was not immediately available, but zoo officials said in a statement that he was "showing signs of slowing down" the last few days.
"His appetite and activity level were low. He was under 24-hour close observation when he passed away in the presence of a gorilla keeper," said Martin Ramirez, mammal curator atWoodland Park Zoo, in a statement. "We had plans to further evaluate him today."
A necropsy is planned to determine his cause of death, which is standard procedure for the zoo.
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They share so much with us, I only hope he had a good life--even though he was not in the wild.
