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Jambo (17 April 1961 – 16 September 1992) was a gorilla housed at Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey, Channel Islands. He had 17 children by 5 different female gorillas before he was moved from Zoo Basel to Jersey Zoo.

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In August 1986, Jambo protected a five-year-old boy who fell into his enclosure from other gorillas until he was rescued by paramedics.

Jambo was found dead by his keeper in the gorilla enclosure on 16 September 1992. The cause of death was the spontaneous rupture of a major artery, resulting in a haemorrhage in his chest.

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