Cinder, a favorite chimp at the St. Louis Zoo, died unexpectedly.
She was 14 years old.
Cinder was completely hairless. She had "she had a condition called Alopecia universalis. An autoimmune disease, it also occurs in about 2% of the human population" according to information from the zoo's website.
Here is a shot I took of Cinder in March of last year (previously posted here):
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