Press Release – Hamilton City Council
The Hamilton Zoo team has said a heartbreaking final farewell to our much-loved chimpanzee Sally.
Zoo Director Dr Baird Fleming, said Sally, whose 50th birthday was celebrated in October last year, showed a rapid decline in health at the weekend.
“Due to an underlying heart condition, the primate and vet team have always kept an eye on this precious girl,” said Dr Fleming.
“Sally was a great patient and regularly allowed her trusted caregivers to get images of her heart. Over the weekend, for reasons unknown, Sally stopped weight bearing on her right leg and on Monday she showed signs of further decline, later refusing to move or engage with the rest of her troop or keepers – she seemed to be in significant pain.”