Too cute to handle. Belfast Zoo has just announced the new arrival of a baby western lowland gorilla, and he’s pretty adorable. The baby is now four months old, but the zoo was reluctant to announce the news as it took them a while to determine his gender as his mum Kamili held in tightly […]
4 years ago
“No matter how many years we get with animals, it’s never long enough.” The world’s oldest male gorilla, Ozzie, has passed away aged 61. The western lowland silverback was found by his “heartbroken” team at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia on Tuesday. He was said to have lost his appetite last week and was being provided with […]
4 years ago
She is PRECIOUS.
7 years ago
This is heartbreaking news. One of Dublin Zoo’s longest residents has passed away due to an unforeseen illness. The western lowland gorilla, who was named Lena, has been a member of the zoo’s gorilla pack since 1988 – when she was just four-years-old. It is still not known how the 35-year-old mammal passed away. The […]
7 years ago
It’s a story that has continued to make headlines.
10 years ago
The animal was shot and killed in order to rescue the child
10 years ago