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A five-month-old gorilla is recovering at a zoo in Istanbul after it was rescued last month <\/strong>from a box in the cargo hold of a Turkish Airlines plane<\/strong>, ABC News<\/a> reports. The aircraft was en route from Nigeria to Thailand via Turkey. <\/p>\n

Not a first time: <\/strong>Istanbul customs officials have increasingly intercepted attempts to illegally trade animals, due to its position as a major hub for transits between continents. At Istanbul\u2019s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, around 17 young Nile crocodiles and 10 monitor lizards were discovered in an Egyptian passenger\u2019s luggage back in October. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for Zeytin? <\/strong>The baby gorilla \u2014 named Zeytin \u2014 will stay at the zoo while wildlife officers deliberate returning him to his natural habitat. \u201cWhat we want and desire is for the baby gorilla to continue its life in its homeland,\u201d Istanbul nature conservation and national parks regional director Fahrettin Ulu said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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