Vets confirmed his arm was broken and performed a three-hour operation to pin it.īut when they brought him off the anaesthetic, he was unable to breathe by himself, and vets suspected he had also sustained internal injuries during the scuffle.ĭespite repeated efforts to resuscitate the baby gorilla, he could not be revived.
The gorillas were immediately separated, and Tiny was taken to the on-site vet hospital. Tiny's arm was seriously injured following a scuffle between the whole group. The first meeting on Wednesday 'went very well', according to the The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), but at a second attempt on Thursday Kesho asserted his authority. While he had been gradually introduced to two of the females, Effie and Zaire, keepers waited until they were confident of a successful introduction to Tiny and his mother Mjukuu. They had hoped the new silverback, who arrived last August, would bring balance and stability to the group following the tragedies. He was killed after being injured by Kesho, who keepers had hoped would be a surrogate parent to the youngster after the death of his biological father Yeboah. Tiny was only seven months old, and was the first gorilla born at London Zoo for 22 years. It is the third gorilla tragedy to hit the zoo after two adult males also died in recent years. The beautiful new baby gorilla at London Zoo has died after having a fight with his 'surrogate father'.
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