Sim Sim

Sim Sim was a western lowland gorilla who was the oldest male gorilla at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay at the time of his death on the 17th September 2019 aged 33. He was born on the 25th January 1986 in Yerkes Primate Center in Atlanta. He was relocated to Busch Gardens on the 15th April 1992 and resided there for the next 27 years. According to park spokesperson Rebecca Romzek, He was humanely euthanised after a degenerative condition in his right leg worsened and his quality of life was compromised. The zoo released a statement saying "Sim Sim will be greatly missed by our ambassadors and guests alike.⁣" The zoo also announced that a necropsy would be conducted over the next couple days, along with other tests, including blood work and a urinalysis. Sim Sim did not have any offspring in his life, however he had several siblings and half-siblings. His mother was Shamba, a gorilla who resided at Zoo Atlanta until her death in 2017 at the age of 57-8.