Rolling Hills Zoo has lost a beloved member of their animal family.
The zoo says Clyde, the 40 year old male Sumatran orangutan, passed away as he was being prepared for surgery Wednesday morning. Clyde was going into surgery for suspected air sacculitis, a disease condition that is often fatal in orangutans and other primates, with the goal of removing any discharge from his throat sac.
“This condition is relatively common in orangutans and we have been fortunate that Clyde has not had this issue previously,” stated Danelle Okeson, Rolling Hills Zoo DVM.
A medical team, which included zoo veterinarians with extensive experience ...
Rolling Hills Zoo has lost a beloved member of their animal family.
The zoo says Clyde, the 40 year old male Sumatran orangutan, passed away as he was being prepared for surgery Wednesday morning. Clyde was going into surgery for suspected air sacculitis, a disease condition that is often fatal in orangutans and other primates, with the goal of removing any discharge from his throat sac.
“This condition is relatively common in orangutans and we have been fortunate that Clyde has not had this issue previously,” stated Danelle Okeson, Rolling Hills Zoo DVM.
A medical team, which included zoo veterinarians with extensive experience ...