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The Gorilla Megillah
Jack Hannah, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, explained, “I have seen a silverback gorilla take a green coconut and crush it — beyond the strength of anything you know. So it’s a ...
Zoos’ New Dilemma: Gorillas and Screen Time
Four brother gorillas who live in a troop are sometimes shown videos of their mother, who resides apart from them with a ...
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SF Zoo ‘heartbroken’ over sudden passing of silverback gorilla
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Humans and gorillas alike are mourning the sudden passing of Oscar Jonesy, a critically endangered Western lowland gorilla ... Zoo in 2004 and becoming the “silverback ...
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Why zoo officials couldn't sedate Harambe, the gorilla who was killed after a 4-year-old entered his enclosure
On Saturday, Harambe, a 17-year-old male gorilla, was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped into his enclosure. Harambe was a Western lowland silverback gorilla ...
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Gorillas left in 'distress' after break-ins at site of former Bristol Zoo
The zoo is currently home to the UK's oldest silverback gorilla. Credit: Jon Drew. Gorillas have been left "distressed" following a number of break-ins at the former site of Bristol Zoo.