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Wellington zoo chimp Sam succumbs to heart disease

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Newstalk ZB staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 6 Apr 2016, 1:03PM
Sam was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 2014. Photo / Wellington Zoo
Sam was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy in 2014. Photo / Wellington Zoo

Wellington zoo chimp Sam succumbs to heart disease

Author
Newstalk ZB staff ,
Publish Date
Wed, 6 Apr 2016, 1:03PM

Wellington Zoo's 38-year-old male Chimpanzee Sam has been put down after a long battle with heart disease.

Sam was diagnosed in 2014 and his health slowly deteriorated.

He was well known at the zoo, was born in Wellington, and had a penchant for blankets and sacks.

Animal Health Care General Manager Mauritz Basson said his symptoms were having an impact on his health and social well being so they decided to euthanise him.

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