Is Ruby from The One and Only Ivan real?

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Our June pick is The One and Only Ivan, a Newbery Medal-winning book by Katherine Applegate. It tells the story of a gorilla who spent 27 years in a shopping mall in Tacoma, Wash. — and it's based on a true story. The real-life Ivan finally made his way to the Atlanta Zoo.

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Julia works to help Ivan in his quest to move Ruby and the other animals to a zoo. Ruby: a baby elephant who is new to the mall. Ruby has only recently lost her mother and has never previously been trained in circus tricks.

Additionally, how did the One and Only Ivan die? On Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 50-year-old Ivan died while anesthetized during a medical exam. His health had been in decline and the necropsy revealed a large tumor in his chest. Ivan was one of the oldest gorillas in captivity when he died.

In respect to this, is there a movie on the One and Only Ivan?

The One and Only Ivan is an upcoming 2020 American fantasy drama film directed by Thea Sharrock, from a screenplay written by Mike White, and based on the childrens novel of the same name. The One and Only Ivan is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2020, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Is the One and Only Ivan still alive?

Ivan lived for his final 18 years at Zoo Atlanta until his death there on August 20, 2012, at the age of 50. Ivans legacy has been honored through two books: The One and Only Ivan (2012) and Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla (2014), both by Katherine Applegate.