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☆ Gorilla at Calgary Zoo died after worker mistakenly activated wrong door, zoo officials say
  + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Maria Aguilar Prieto | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary Zoo. The gorilla died of traumatic head injuries, according to the statement. “This tragedy has struck us all in the deepest way imaginable,” Colleen Baird, Calgary Zoo’s director of animal care, said at a news conference. “We love and care for more than 4,000 animals representing over 100 species that call our zoo home,” a spokesperson for the Calgary Zoo said in a statement to CNN. The Calgary Zoo, which launched the conservation organization the Wilder Institute in 2021, cares for over 4,000 animals, including 6 other western lowland gorillas.
Persons: ” Colleen Baird, “, Baird, It’s, ”, Camille Labchuk, Eyare ’, ” Baird Organizations: CNN, Calgary Zoo, Animal, Association of Zoos, Aquariums, Commission, Wilder Institute Locations: Alberta, Canada, Calgary, “, Canadian, American
☆ Why Do Apes Like to Spin? Maybe for the Same Reasons as People.
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Rachel Nuwer | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
In 2011, a gorilla named Zola gained internet fame when the Calgary Zoo posted a video that showed him spinning in circles on his knuckles and heels with what appeared to be a huge grin on his face. Humans’ love of spinning around in circles, especially during childhood, is evidenced by the enduring popularity of playground merry-go-rounds, revolving fun park rides and the irresistible draw of somersaulting down a hill. But new research suggests that humans are not alone in their pursuit of spin-induced buzzes. According to findings published last month in the journal Primates, other great ape species also seem to regularly enjoy stimulating their senses through spinning, possibly even in pursuit of altered mental states. “So it’s really cool to find that other primates do this, too, and that they seem to do it for the same reason that children do: because it’s fun and exhilarating.”
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