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Ewell, the white-handed gibbon, was euthanized last Thursday.<\/p>\n
Sacramento Zoo<\/p>\n
The Sacramento Zoo<\/a> announced the passing of a 54-year-old male gibbon in a Facebook post<\/a> on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n His death is the second gibbon at the Sacramento Zoo in March.<\/p>\n Ewell, the white-handed gibbon, was euthanized last Thursday. He had been at zoo since 1976. The gibbon had lived 14 years above the average life expectancy of his species, according to the post.<\/p>\n In fact, the Sacramento Zoo said he was the \u201coldest male, white-handed gibbon\u201d in an Association of Zoos and Aquariums institution globally.<\/p>\n He was already under close observation for several age-related health conditions including arthritis and declining vision over several years, according to the Facebook post. Staff were keeping a special eye on his wellbeing after the of his daughter, Siidam.<\/p>\n \u201cThe combination of these, and other factors led to our team making the decision to humanely euthanize Ewell on March 19,\u201d the Facebook post said.<\/p>\n Ewell\u2019s daughter was 38 years old when she was euthanized<\/a> in early March. Her health had declined due to severe liver disease, according to Fox40.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a significant loss to the zoo,\u201d the zoo said. \u201cEwell, and Siidam before him, will be missed by the countless lives they touched in their time here at the Sacramento Zoo, especially those who worked with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Loading\u2026<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n![\"Ewell,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ewell-SacZoo.jpg\" "\\"Ewell-SacZoo.jpg\\"")
Ewell, the white-handed gibbon, had been at zoo since 1976. Sacramento Zoo <\/p>\n