{"id":114557,"date":"2024-10-15T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114557"},"modified":"2024-10-15T22:00:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:00:45","slug":"9-monkeys-die-in-2-days-under-mysterious-circumstances-at-hong-kong-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114557","title":{"rendered":"9 monkeys die in 2 days under mysterious circumstances at Hong Kong zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>HONG KONG (AP) \u2014 Hong Kong\u2019s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered species.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has been sealed off and disinfected, and experts have been called in to conduct necropsies and toxicological tests, Hong Kong leader John Lee said in his weekly press briefing Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Eight monkeys were found dead on Sunday, and another died Monday after displaying unusual behavior. The deceased animals are a De Brazza\u2019s monkey, a common squirrel monkey, four white-faced sakis and three cotton-top tamarins \u2014 a species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever we have any news, if there\u2019s a new development, an announcement should be made as soon as possible, so that everyone can know about the facts,\u201d Lee said. <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung held an urgent interdepartmental meeting about the deaths with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Department of Health. 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the gardens were in normal condition, it added.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Tuesday night, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department said the monkey\u2019s condition remained stable. The department was still awaiting test results and provided no clues about the possible cause of the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens \u2014 the oldest park in the former British colony \u2014 fully opened to the public in 1871. 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