The mate of a gorilla who died at the Dublin Zoo last week was seen grieving.
Lena, who was inseparable from her mate, Harry—who died Sunday
morning at the Dublin Zoo—has been “remarkably quiet.” The two spent 21
years together, reported the Irish Mirror.
Harry was the gorilla troop leader. Other female gorillas were despondent over Harry’s death.
(Patrick Bolger via Dublin Zoo Facebook)
It’s expected that the primates will anoint a new leader in the future.
“After a short illness, Harry, the Western lowland gorilla at Dublin
Zoo, died yesterday morning 29th May,” the zoo said. “Harry, the
‘silverback’, was the leader of Dublin Zoo’s gorilla troop. Harry was 29
years old and during his time at the Zoo he fathered 6 offspring.”
(Dublin Zoo)
The zoo added: “Harry was a very gentle and calm gorilla and he will
be greatly missed by everyone at Dublin Zoo. The exact reason for
Harry’s death is still unknown and Dublin Zoo is awaiting the final
results of a postmortem.”
Harry’s death came just one day after the shooting death of Harambe, a
17-year-old gorilla, at the Cincinnati Zoo. A small child had gotten
into his enclosure, prompting the zoo’s dangerous-animals response team
to use lethal force to protect the child.
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