Gibbon from popular Rhode Island zoo exhibit dies

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A white-cheeked gibbon that had been part of one of the most popular exhibits at a Rhode Island zoo for decades has died.

The Roger Williams Park Zoo says Gloria was euthanized Friday after suffering for months with a disease that has symptoms similar to those of Parkinson’s.

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