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Uganda’s Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) has been hit by yet another blow with the death of the oldest chimpanzee.
Zakayo 54 years, Uganda’s known oldest chimpanzee died at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC).
This has been confirmed by the centre’s executive director James Musinguzi. Speaking to Zuula Uganda, Musinguzi said Zakayo started feeling unwell about 3 weeks ago and has been on treatment until yesterday.
Preliminary findings indicate that he succumbed to Chronic
Gastroenteritis. “Due to his old age, he was highly susceptible to
opportunistic infections. Please join us as we celebrate the life of
this legendary chimpanzee who once lived as a dominant male and brought
up the chimpanzee family at UWEC,” said Musinguzi.
According to Musinguzi, Zakayo nurtured two Alpha male chimpanzees,
Matooke, who led the group up to 2013, and Aluma who took over in 2013
up to today. Zakayo’s adopted
Zakayo was found abandoned on June 10, 1964 in Semiliki National Park
in Bundibugyo District and was hand raised by a white man who
surrendered him to UWEC on June 19, 1976 as he was becoming aggressive
and difficult to manage. He used to stay in a cage and visitors would
tease him, offer him cigarettes and alcohol, which would make him very
excited.
Although Zakayo had by 2012 lost his alpha male position he still
commanded a lot of respect from the group, instilling order and peace
when there were group fights and made sure that everyone entered the
enclosure or exited it before he did, which defined his caring
character.
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