12 primates die at Texas animal sanctuary after frigid weather causes power failure
On Location: Feb. 17, 2021
Replay Video UP NEXT Twelve primates at a large animal sanctuary in Texas have died after suffering a power outage amid the historically cold weather that has slammed the state and left millions without electricity. Primarily Primates – a non-profit animal sanctuary that provides care for hundreds of animals in Bexar County, Texas – has not had power since Monday and was among the over four million customers left without power after a rare deep freeze forced the state’s electric grid operator to impose rotating blackouts across the region.MORE: Newborn giraffe dies when mother accidentally steps on its neck after giving birth
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SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Primarily Primates, a non-profit sanctuary in Bexar County, Texas that provides lifetime care for hundreds of animals mostly primates, including 32 chimpanzees is among the
four million without power in Texas after a rare deep freeze forced the state s electric grid operator to impose rotating blackouts because of higher power demand. The sanctuary has been without power since Monday morning.
While staff and volunteers work tirelessly around the clock to evacuate dozens of animals from the 78-acre sanctuary and use heaters and generators to keep the remaining animals safe they are also mourning the loss of approximately 12 animals, including monkeys, lemurs and one chimpanzee.
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