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CINCINNATI - A 17-year-old gorilla was shot dead Saturday by a Cincinnati Zoo employee who feared the animal would harm a child who had climbed into its enclosure, according to officials. The ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Gray News) - A gorilla’s death has been ruled an accident caused by “human error,” according to zoo officials in Canada. Eyare, a 2-year-old western lowland gorilla in captivity at ...

The Louisville Zoo in Kentucky announced the death of the world's second-oldest gorilla, Helen, on Friday. The western lowland gorilla, affectionately called the "Grand Dame," was 64, outliving the ...

There’s a lot we don’t know about gorillas. This is due to the lack of legal dead gorillas to dissect. And that means many details of our shared family tree remain unclear. For instance, we used to ...

The world’s oldest male gorilla and the third-oldest gorilla in the world has died at the age of 61. Ozzie was “found deceased by his care team” on Tuesday, Zoo Atlanta confirmed in a news release.

The Louisville Zoo in Kentucky announced the death of the world’s second-oldest gorilla, Helen, on Friday. The western lowland gorilla, affectionately called the “Grand Dame,” was 64, outliving the ...