Bantu the gorilla dies after being sedated so he could be transported to another zoo for mating
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Bantu the gorilla dies after being sedated so he could be transported to another zoo for mating
- 21:36, 7 Jul 2016
- Updated 22:08, 7 Jul 2016
- By Sophie Evans
Bantu the gorilla was given the sedative last night as vets prepared to transfer him to a different city in Mexico to mate with two females
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A beloved gorilla has died of a
heart attack after being sedated so he could be transported to another zoo for mating purposes.
The creature, named Bantu, was given the sedative last night as vets prepared to transfer him to a different city in Mexico to mate with two females.
However, before they could set off on the trip, the 24-year-old gorilla suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest and passed away, officials said.
Frantic efforts to resuscitate him failed, Mexico City's environment department said in a statement, citing a preliminary autopsy.
Bantu, who was a major attraction at the capital's Chapultepec
zoo , was supposed to have been taken to a facility in Guadalajara, 340 miles away.
