Exotic Incident #2448

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Oklahoma City, OK - USA

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18/06/2016

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A 41-year-old silverback gorilla named Tatu was euthanized because of ongoing health problems. The zoo says Tatu’s health had been declining for several weeks. Last week, the Western lowland gorilla suddenly lost the ability to use his legs, and an MRI showed compression on his spinal cord, which was caused by severe arthritis.