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Die in a zoo last Polar Bear Africa

The last polar bear died in a zoo Africa Johannesburg, South Africa after crying for several months the loss of his longtime partner.

This is Wang was 28 and suffered from chronic arthritis and liver failure. Since I was a puppy, this animal was one of the main attractions of the zoo, she announced that she sacrificed for health reasons.
The hairy giant spent his last days at GeeBee missing, his partner of 28 years died of a heart attack in January 2014.

GeeBee and Wang spent the day together at the zoo since they were six months. It was a remarkable friendship and that polar bears are typically solitary animals.

After the death of the bear wandered Wang discouraged by the zoo and refused to eat and swim even though it was what he enjoyed doing with GeeBee.

To distract him from his pain in order to eat and his health improved, the zoo tempted him with special prizes and a bath toy.

For Valentine's Day this year, zoo managers Wang took him to a box of fruit and meat and decorated with hearts and a note which read: “¡Te amamos, Wang!”.

However, Wang lived all his life in a warm climate and a sudden change in their environment could be fatal for his age, said the zoo at the time.

Wang was born in a zoo in Japan and GeeBee came to Canada in exchange for lions. They met at the Johannesburg Zoo in 1986.

EL DATO
In the wild, polar bears live only 20 years, Agnes Maluleke, curator of carnivores Johannesburg Zoo said.

SOURCE: Diariocorreo.pe

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