A highly contagious bacterial illness has claimed two beloved brother bonobos at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, days after a popular female western lowland gorilla died of the same disease.
In late August, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced that one its gorillas, Bulera, had died from shigella, a highly contagious bacterial illness. The 35-year female western lowland gorilla ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two brother bonobos, Jumanji and Jenga, died at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens after suffering from Shigella, a bacterial infection that’s affecting apes at the zoo.
the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is a must if you're visiting the city with kids. This 115-acre facility is the only walking safari in northeast Florida; you are invited to wander the grounds ...