Overview

• Zoo officials said Samboja, 20, died Wednesday evening after her condition worsened following Monday’s delivery.
• The newborn is under care while staff work to identify a foster mother either within Apenheul or at another zoo.
• Apenheul currently has no recently delivered female able to provide milk for the infant, according to a spokesperson.
• The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria program coordinator is involved in deciding the infant’s placement, with consultations underway.
• Samboja’s body was transferred to Utrecht University’s veterinary faculty for a standard post-mortem to determine the cause of death.