Chessington Zoo: Staff mourn loss of Bafia the gorilla
A critically endangered western lowland gorilla has died in captivity aged 54, it has been announced.
Bafia had lived at the zoo at the Chessington World of Adventures theme park in Leatherhead, Surrey, since 1969.Having previously been treated for multiple illnesses, Bafia was put to sleep on Thursday, the zoo said. Bafia's mobility and quality of life had "deteriorated rapidly", according to zoo collections manager Sam Whitbread.
"Despite further treatment and the team's best efforts, Bafia's condition failed to improve. As such, the very hard and agreed decision was made by the vet and our welfare experts to put her to sleep last night," he said.
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