Exotic Incident #1115
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Detroit, MI - USA
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Incident Date:
11/03/2008
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Summary:
A 34-year-old male silverback gorilla called Sunshine died at the Detroit Zoo. Sunshine was being treated for a flu-like illness in the weeks prior to his death, and had been under treatment for heart disease for the past few years. A necropsy was scheduled to determine more about his death.