LOS ANGELES : Orangutan Dies During Medical Procedure at Zoo
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An 11-year-old Bornean orangutan died at the Los Angeles Zoo following a medical procedure conducted to identify a lung illness, zoo officials said Friday.
Two zoo veterinarians conducted a procedure to gather specimens from a lesion on the orangutan’s lung during an operation Thursday in the zoo’s health center.
They were assisted by a veterinary surgeon, a pediatric pulmonary specialist and a cardiovascular technologist from Huntington Memorial Hospital.
A necropsy is scheduled to be performed at the San Diego Zoo today.
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