Exotic Incident #1768

Incident Date:
06/26/2012
Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Facility Name:
Los Angeles Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by other animal (DA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Chimpanzee
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

A baby chimpanzee was killed by an adult male chimpanzee inside their enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo. The incident was witnessed by zoo visitors.

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