The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will hold a news conference Wednesday to give an update on the Shigella infection that killed two bonobos and a gorilla within weeks of each other.
– The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens will hold a news conference Wednesday to give an update on the Shigella infection that killed two bonobos and a gorilla within days of each other.
The deaths of Jumanji and Jenga were announced Monday, four days after zoo officials informed the public of the death ofThe zoo said Jumanji was born in 1996 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and was moved to the“He was a sweet and gentle soul, a laid-back kind of guy who was friendly to all other bonobos,” the zoo wrote in a Facebook post.
Jenga was born in 2011 at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and was described as a “goofball that loved to play with others and cause a little mischief, but always put a smile on people’s faces.”
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