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Maka the gorilla, cherished by staff and visitors, dies from cardiac event. San Diego Zoo community shares touching memories amid deep grief.
SAN DIEGO — Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo, died this week. He was surrounded by the ...
The San Diego Zoo announced Wednesday the death of Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla, just days after staff made ...
On the heels of last week’s devastating loss of a beloved polar bear and giraffe, the San Diego Zoo on Tuesday announced that ...
Two female silverback gorillas at The Toronto Zoo are recovering from injuries after meeting a new male member of their band.
An animal trainer at the Fort Worth Zoo recently captured their 2 ½-year-old Western Lowland gorilla, Bruno, splashing around ...
This male western lowland gorilla, 32 years, sports silver coloring on his back as he walks along the edge of the forest at Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve. Younger gorillas don't ...
1996: Western lowland gorilla Binti-Jua — with her own baby clinging to her back — picked up, then cradled a 3-year-old boy ...
Patty, an 11-year-old western lowland gorilla, is the newest resident of the Louisville Zoo's Gorilla Forest habitat, according to a release. Patty was born at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and ...
A critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla mother holds her baby, one of two babies born at the zoo in Jan. and Feb. this year, at London Zoo in London, Monday, March 25, 2024.
Koga, silverback western lowland gorilla. Buffalo Zoo “We are all devastated by the loss of Koga,” Lisa Smith, president and CEO of the Buffalo Zoo, said.