Two Goeldi’s Monkeys Suddenly Die After Ingesting Pesticide at Beardsley Zoo
Incident Date:
09/09/2023
Location:
Bridgeport, CT - USA
Facility Name:
Beardsley Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Marmoset
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Officials said two Goeldi’s monkeys (a type of marmoset) suddenly died last month at the Connecticut Beardsley Zoo after ingesting pesticide meant to kill rodents, calling it a “freak occurrence.”
Beardsley Director Gregg Dancho said the necropsy revealed that toxic rodent control was in both of the monkeys’ bodies at the time of their sudden deaths.
Dancho said officials believe the monkeys, Monty and Jovi, a male and female pair aged 15 and 4, respectively, consumed the rodenticide by consuming a mouse that had previously eaten the toxic material shortly before entering the primates’ enclosure.
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