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Bongo - Female Gorilla - 30/09/2011

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Bongo, the female gorilla at Twycross Zoo, taken a few days before her death.
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Great photo, love it. If I'm amphromorphosising (spelling?) a little it seems to bring out the animal's character and quiet dignity.
 
I don't know what day/date Bongo died but it must have been less than 10 days after this was taken.
 
Jordan-Jaguar97 reported that Bongo had died on 05/10/2011, I took this on 30/09/2011, so at the very most, she only lived another 4-5 days.
 
When we were there she just sat and stared at us, like a lot of gorillas do. There were no obvious signs that she was unwell.
 
Some years ago now, I saw the female 'Lomie' at Chessington on one day, when she seemed quite normal- I later heard she died the next day...
 

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