ST. LOUIS Muchana, an eight-year-old gorilla at the St. Louis Zoo, was found dead in his cage Saturday morning, the latest in a string of unfortunate events recently at the Forest Park institution.
Zookeepers found Muchana on their morning rounds. He was tangled up in some rope in his sleeping cage and strangled. It appears he managed to pull apart a braided rope used for climbing and playing, and it became stuck around his neck, said assistant general curator Bill Houston.
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Wow, the Zoo, sure is having a string of terrible luck lately.
Zookeepers found Muchana on their morning rounds. He was tangled up in some rope in his sleeping cage and strangled. It appears he managed to pull apart a braided rope used for climbing and playing, and it became stuck around his neck, said assistant general curator Bill Houston.
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Wow, the Zoo, sure is having a string of terrible luck lately.