Posts Tagged ‘Gorilla’
Smile! Health-conscious gorilla spotted flossing at Bristol Zoo
A visitor to Bristol Zoo was greeted with a rather unexpected sight when she reached the gorilla enclosure. Miriam Haas watched in wonder as the zoo’s female gorilla, Kera, appeared to floss her teeth using a bramble branch. The 55-year old, who was visiting from Devon, said that she amazed to see the western lowland […]
Longleat’s much loved gorilla, Alf, takes a trip to the dentist
One of Longleat’s most popular residents, Alf the gorilla, has paid the dentist a visit after keepers noticed that his lower jaw was slightly swollen. Alf, a lowland gorilla, who lives with brothers, Kesho and Evindi at the safari park, was sedated and given a check-up by a specialist veterinary team after keepers spotted an […]
Longleat Gorilla Dies After Undergoing Treatment For Dental Abscess
One of Longleat’s most popular animals has died, keepers have confirmed. Boulas, a 27 year old Silverback gorilla weighing 200 kilograms, died this week after developing complications following a standard procedure to treat a dental abscess. A post-mortem has yet to be carried out but keepers fear that Boulas may have had another abscess in […]
