ðə lˈoʊmənz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðeɪ kʊd nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ tˈeɪk kˈɛɹ ʌv bˈoʊboʊ ɪn ðɛɹ hˈoʊm, ænd sˈoʊld hˌɪm tə ðə wˈʊdlənd pˈɑːɹk zˈuː ɪn siːˈæɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.
The Lowmans decided they could no longer take care of Bobo in their home, and sold him to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle in 1953.