Post by aur0rafungirl84 on Jul 8, 2006 21:20:35 GMT -5
THIS IS SOOO SAD!!
WASHINGTON - A 23-year-old western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo died Saturday as a team of veterinary specialists tried to implant a cardiac device
"He went into heart failure and we do not yet know the cause of that,"
A June 20 ultrasound showed that Kuja's heart muscle was unable to contract normally, and his heart's pumping capacity had diminished.
The device that veterinarians tried to implant is designed to synchronize the rhythm of the heart's ventricles so that the heart pumps more effectively.
One of the leading causes of death among adult male gorillas is heart disease, Murray said.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060701/ap_on_re_us/zoo_gorilla_dies
WASHINGTON - A 23-year-old western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo died Saturday as a team of veterinary specialists tried to implant a cardiac device
"He went into heart failure and we do not yet know the cause of that,"
A June 20 ultrasound showed that Kuja's heart muscle was unable to contract normally, and his heart's pumping capacity had diminished.
The device that veterinarians tried to implant is designed to synchronize the rhythm of the heart's ventricles so that the heart pumps more effectively.
One of the leading causes of death among adult male gorillas is heart disease, Murray said.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060701/ap_on_re_us/zoo_gorilla_dies