Female Gorilla Dies In Zoo After Being Attacked By Male Gorilla
- 9 years ago
On Sunday, a 33-year-old female gorilla died at Melbourne Zoo in Australia following an attack by a 13-year-old male gorilla.
On Sunday, a 33-year-old female gorilla died at Melbourne Zoo in Australia following an attack by a 13-year-old male gorilla.
Zoos Victoria, an organization that manages Melbourne Zoo, released a statement Sunday morning which reads in part, "Julia died overnight from complications which developed from injuries inflicted by our young Silverback male Otana. Staff monitoring the group as usual throughout Friday observed Otana displaying an unexpected level of aggression towards Julia."
The staff no
On Sunday, a 33-year-old female gorilla died at Melbourne Zoo in Australia following an attack by a 13-year-old male gorilla.
Zoos Victoria, an organization that manages Melbourne Zoo, released a statement Sunday morning which reads in part, "Julia died overnight from complications which developed from injuries inflicted by our young Silverback male Otana. Staff monitoring the group as usual throughout Friday observed Otana displaying an unexpected level of aggression towards Julia."
The staff no