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First gorilla born in captivity, age 59, returns to Ohio zoo after surgery
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Sat Dec 10, 2016 | 3:07pm EST
First gorilla born in captivity, age 59, returns to Ohio zoo after surgery
By Gina Cherelus
The first gorilla born in captivity has returned to her enclosure at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio after recovering from successful surgery last week to remove a malignant tumor, the zoo said.
"She got presents and was very active and engaged. She's on view and she looks great," Patty Peters, the zoo's spokeswoman, said on Saturday.
Veterinarians at the zoo removed the mass from under the arm of Colo, a 59-year-old female gorilla, on Dec. 3, the zoo said in a statement. Days later, a pathology report confirmed that the tumor was malignant.
There was no sign that the tumor had spread and no additional treatment on Colo was planned, officials said in the statement.
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First gorilla born in captivity, age 59, returns to Ohio zoo after surgery
By Gina Cherelus
The first gorilla born in captivity has returned to her enclosure at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio after recovering from successful surgery last week to remove a malignant tumor, the zoo said.
"She got presents and was very active and engaged. She's on view and she looks great," Patty Peters, the zoo's spokeswoman, said on Saturday.
Veterinarians at the zoo removed the mass from under the arm of Colo, a 59-year-old female gorilla, on Dec. 3, the zoo said in a statement. Days later, a pathology report confirmed that the tumor was malignant.
There was no sign that the tumor had spread and no additional treatment on Colo was planned, officials said in the statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-gorilla-idUSKBN13Z0QY