Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo

Mongabay
Feb 13, 2026, 10:58 am329 ptsTop
In December 2024, Turkish customs officers were flummoxed when they discovered a malnourished baby gorilla in the cargo hold of an airplane flying from Nigeria to Bangkok, transiting via Istanbul. Wearing a soiled T-shirt, the 5-month-old infant was shoved inside a wooden crate falsely declared to contain 50…

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