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The Dallas Zoo stated that the gorilla did not contract the deadly COVID-19 virus, which at the time was ravaging countries all over the world and was starting to affect species of animals as well. Subira was the second gorilla death at the zoo in four months following the death of Hope in November 2019.
Jenny was euthanized as a "quality-of-life decision" [2] at the Dallas Zoo on September 4, 2008, at the age of 55. [1] Colo, a gorilla who was kept at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and was the first gorilla ever born in captivity, [2] succeeded Jenny as the world's oldest known gorilla. [1] Colo died January 17, 2017, at the age of 60.
Mbani is the latest furry addition to the Dallas Zoo! The Western lowland gorilla has been melting hearts since his birth at the zoo four months ago. And although he's only between six and eight ...
The Dallas Zoo is melting hearts around the world with two new additions to their family. Last week we met Mbani, a four-month-old baby gorilla who was just learning to adventure away from his family.
Jambo (1961–1992), a gorilla, cared for a boy who fell into his enclosure. Jenny (1953–2008), a western lowland gorilla, lived at the Dallas Zoo from 1957 until her death, and was the oldest gorilla in captivity at the time of her death.
A video of zookeepers trapped with a silverback gorilla, Elmo, at the Fort Worth Zoo’s gorilla enclosure went viral this week, but the incident was from Oct. 20, 2023, according to zoo officials.
Colo and her progeny, five of whom are still held at the Columbus Zoo, comprised about one-third of the Zoo's 17 captive gorillas as of 2015. [ 12 ] Colo became the oldest living gorilla in captivity following the death of 55-year-old Jenny in September 2008. [ 13 ]
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s troop has had recent success in gorilla fostering – the troop’s eldest female gorilla, Fredrika or “Freddy,” quickly adopted Kayembe in 2021 after Kayembe’s ...