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One of the Louisville Zoo's beloved gorillas is leaving Kentucky in August. Cecil, a 27-year-old male western lowland gorilla ...
One of the Louisville Zoo's gorillas is moving out west. Cecil, the 27-year-old male western lowland gorilla, is leaving the ...
Binti Jua, a Western Lowland Gorilla, rescued an unconscious 3-year-old boy who fell into the Brookfield Zoo's ape pit ...
The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is set to receive another gorilla months after the sudden passing of beloved silverback Oscar ...
Sources with the LA Zoo told TMZ that the elephants were removed from their enclosure around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. They were allegedly put into crates and loaded onto semi-trucks presumebly to be ...
The zoo announced that Nyati, a western lowland gorilla, was euthanized Tuesday. Nyati was born at Como in 2017 and diagnosed with Baylisascaris procyonis, a parasitic infection, in 2020.
Flashback: The zoo was home to the first gorilla born in captivity, the world-famous Colo, in 1956. She was born prematurely at about 4 pounds and spent time in an incubator from a local hospital.
Colo, the first gorilla born in captivity, died at the Columbus Zoo in 2017 at age 61. At the time of her death, she was the oldest-known gorilla in the world. In the early hours of Jan. 17, 2017 ...
A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western Iowland “gorilla icon” named Roxie who was known by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ...
Gorillas can live for around 35-40 years in the wild and longer in captivity. Fatou became the zoo’s oldest resident last year, following the death of Ingo the flamingo.
The Zoo says the birth of Beni is a testament to the dedication of the Little Rock Zoo’s animal care team, who have worked tirelessly to provide a safe and nurturing environment for the gorillas.