I guess they were tipped off. The word appeared in a link to antoher story. That link has been moved, and the text of the link has been chhanged. Here's what it says now:
Quote:

Screen grab from Kenyan blog Battle of the blogs
What Kenyan bloggers think about the ongoing political crisis

Orphaned gorilla Vumilia (Image: WIldlifeDirect) Gorilla diary
Bleak new year as orphaned gorilla loses fight for life
So maybe it was just a typo.