Exotic Incident #1913
Incident Date:
03/19/2013
Location:
Seattle, WA - USA
Facility Name:
The Woodland Park Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Patas Monkey
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
A patas monkey named Kyle was euthanized after he suffered a broken leg at the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo was moving the primate to another enclosure. Kyle also suffered brain damage on Feb. 28 while he was being moved to a temporary enclosure. Back in 2011, his right arm was amputated due to a severe bone infection.
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