Zoo gorilla dies of cancer, days after constipation surgery
(WorldNews Environment)

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A 49-year-old lowland gorilla at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas has died after tests revealed she had late-stage ovarian cancer, four days after undergoing surgery for constipation. The zoo said in a statement Sunday that surgeons who were determining the extent of Tiffany`s cancer found that it had spread, prompting their decision not to awaken her from surgery. ......