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What ever happened to Bushman?
Posted by:
Tim
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Date: March 13, 2011 03:11PM
That was his name, right? The gorilla at Lincoln Park Zoo. Was he ceremoniously buried somewhere, cremated or maybe turned into mulch? Does the zoo still sell Bushman banks? They stood close to a foot tall and held one heck of a lot of coins.
Re: What ever happened to Bushman?
Posted by:
nancybc
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Date: March 13, 2011 04:26PM
HI Tim.
He lived a good life at Lincoln Park Zoo, died in 1951 and now resides at the Field Museum.
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/unknown-chicago/2010/01/rip-bushman-1-1-19.html
My family visited him many times as he was the 'rock star' of the zoo. I believe he had some temper tantrums a time or two but he was always gentle and curious about the visitors when we visited.
Nancy
He lived a good life at Lincoln Park Zoo, died in 1951 and now resides at the Field Museum.
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/unknown-chicago/2010/01/rip-bushman-1-1-19.html
My family visited him many times as he was the 'rock star' of the zoo. I believe he had some temper tantrums a time or two but he was always gentle and curious about the visitors when we visited.
Nancy
