Uprising of the apes: Alpha chimpanzee is drowned in front of horrified German zoo friends soon after his son requires in excess of the troop and takes advantage of them to assault his father
- Robert, 47, was the previous chief of the chimpanzees just before son took over
- There was aggressive altercation in the enclosure which led to Robert’s death
- Zoo boss Jörg Junhold stated troop associates pushed Robert to edge of ditch
- He went over the safety boundary into the h2o later on and drowned
An Alpha chimpanzee was drowned in entrance of horrified German zoo company immediately after his son took in excess of the troop and applied them to assault his father.
Robert, 47, was the former leader of the chimpanzees at Pongoland in Leipzig Zoo who asserted himself versus the youthful apes.
But by the time he got a little bit more mature, his son Frodo, 29, had taken over as leader.
Regrettably, according to Bild, there was an intense altercation in the enclosure concerning Robert and the other chimpanzees which led to his dying.
Zoo manager Dr Jörg Junhold now reported that team users had pushed Robert to the edge of a ditch in the outdoor enclosure.
Shocked staff members and guests then watched Robert going in excess of the safety boundary into the h2o.
He drowned right away, as chimpanzees can not swim. And soon immediately after, his human body was pulled out of the water by employees.
Robert, 47, was the former leader of the chimpanzees at Pongoland in Leipzig Zoo who asserted himself in opposition to the more youthful apes. He was pushed to the edge of a ditch in the out of doors enclosure and then crossed the safety boundary and drowned. Pictured: Pongoland
Dr Junhold reported: ‘We are deeply stunned by this occasion and have to begin with needed the past couple of days to procedure what happened.
‘The pathological findings now available have verified that Robert drowned and that there ended up no other or interior injuries.’
A spokeswoman for the zoo Melanie Ginzel added: ‘Disputes in chimpanzee groups are section of the zoo as effectively as in the wild.
‘Here in Leipzig, even so, nothing like this has at any time took place with this depth. You really don’t get involved in the team. The animals determine the ranking among the by themselves.’
The zoo have mentioned that the dying of Robert has left them shocked. Pictured: Chimpanzees in Pongoland
