Special note suggested by BEST & BRIGHTEST TKC READERS that deserves a mention from our blog community . . .
Here's the note from the Zoo for those who haven't seen it already and a nice sentimental finish to Sunday given that metro taxpayers are footing the bill for the cowtown money pit.
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"We are heartbroken to share the loss of Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean orangutan who had lived at the Zoo more than two decades and passed away peacefully on Saturday due to a chronic heart condition. Rufus was born at Utah's Hogle Zoo in 1988 and arrived in Kansas City in May 2003. He was a subadult at that time, but eventually grew the large cheek flanges that are an identifying feature of adult male orangutans."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
KC Zoo & Aquarium: "Some Zoo staff considered him the most handsome of all orangutans. Staff and guests alike will greatly miss this smart fellow who defied the odds."
R.I.P.
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