Challenges Faced by Mandrill Valentino and Giraffe Zeus in the Zoo

Mandrill Valentino suddenly couldn’t walk this week and isolated himself from the group. It was already known that the monkey had arthrosis in the vertebrae. According to the caretakers, the animal was in visible pain and the painkillers, which he had been receiving for several years, no longer helped enough.

Hoof problems

Giraffe Zeus was walking worse and worse and had hoof problems. He also deteriorated rapidly because the pain medication no longer worked.

Valentino lived to be 29 years old, Zeus 15.

In the wild, these animals would have lasted much less long, according to the zoo. They can’t keep up with their group, don’t get enough food and quickly fall prey to a predator.

2023-08-25 16:05:22
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