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October 15, 2007
Ya Pili dies
What a shame, I just found out that Ya Pili has died. Here is the excerpt from thisisjersey:
"Durrell staff are said to be devastated by the death of four-year-old gorilla Ya Pili.
The primate died yesterday from what was believed to be a viral illness. Staff have confirmed that, despite having thought that Ya Pili was a male since birth, she was in fact a female.
They only confirmed the sex when they started treating her for the illness this week, although the head of the team who looks after the gorillas, Richard Johnstone-Scott, had always been suspicious that Ya Pili was in fact a female.
Born in July 2003, Ya Pili had never been medically examined because she had been healthy- the animals are anaesthetised only when absolutely necessary."
Taken from thisisjersey
Posted by Markiss at October 15, 2007 12:29 AM
