August 21, 2012 ·

RIP Ivan the Gorilla

We were sad to learn this morning that Ivan the Gorilla, resident of the B&I for 30 years, passed away on Monday. Ivan left Tacoma for the warmer climes of Atlanta in 1994. He was 50.

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Link to the Atlanta Journal Constitution

Previously on Exit133: Ivan the Gorilla – Living the Bachelor Life, Approaching 50

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2 comments

  • Jackie August 23, 2012

    How appalling that this beautiful, human-like creature was kept in a cage in a shopping center for 30 years when he should have been living a normal gorilla life where he was born.

  • Chalky White August 25, 2012

    There was something kind of tragic about Ivan when he was at the B&I. May he finally rest in peace.