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| Chimp Dies, 6 Others | |
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| Post #1 Mar 27 2009, 01:27 PM | bavariantiger |
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Chimp Dies, 6 Others Ailing at Lincoln Park Zoo CHICAGO - Zookeepers are keeping a close eye on six ailing chimpanzees at Lincoln Park Zoo after another chimp died Tuesday from a respiratory illness, the Sun-Times is reporting. "We are guessing it's a virus, but we don't really know exactly what it is," Sharon Dewar, spokeswoman for the Near North Side zoo, said Thursday. The 9-year-old male chimp named Kipper developed pneumonia in both lungs, she said. But the cause of the infection probably won't be known until results are in from a necropsy, which could take two weeks. Zoo staffers noticed the seven chimps developed cold-like symptoms in recent days. There's also concern the sickness could spread to other animals in the zoo's Regenstein Center for African Apes. "We are doing everything to minimize the chance of that happening," Dewar said. Zoo staffers are devastated by the loss of the adolescent chimpanzee. The chimps "all have very unique and individual personalities," Dewar said. "So this is really a difficult time for our team at the zoo." |
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