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Mexican zoo shocked after beloved gorilla dies

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico City’s zoo was in shock Thursday after its beloved male gorilla died as veterinarians prepared to transport him to another city to mate with two females. Bantu, who was 24, died of cardiorespiratory arrest late Wednesday after he was sedated and efforts to reanimate him failed, the city’s environment department said in a statement, citing a preliminary autopsy. The 224-kilo (493-pound) western lowland gorilla, who would have turned 25 […]