Officials at the San Francisco Zoo on Friday confirmed that their 43-year-old endangered Western lowland gorilla named "Oscar Jonesy" died after a medical procedure on Thursday afternoon.

Visitors to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium were surprised and amused to get the one-finger salute from one of the exhibit’s gorillas. In the video above, the gorilla walks up to the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is mourning Oscar Jonesy, its beloved 43-year-old lowland gorilla and leader of the zoo's gorilla troop, who died unexpectedly Thursday after a medical ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sox, a beloved 17-year-old Masai giraffe at the Pittsburgh Zoo, has died. The zoo announced on Sunday that Sox had been humanely euthanized on Friday. The zoo says she'd been ...

Nestled in the Shadyside neighborhood, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium can make an entertaining afternoon for young families. Everything from the petting zoo in Kids Kingdom to the stingray ...

(May Woon/SF Zoo via Bay City News) Animal rights advocates criticized the San Francisco Zoo on Friday after officials disclosed the death of its only male gorilla after a medical procedure. Three ...

As the community mourns the loss of Sox, the Pittsburgh Zoo invites guests to share memories on the zoo’s social media platforms. Related: Pittsburgh Reacts to the Death of Ivan the Gorilla Alex ...

He was the third-oldest male of his species living in a U.S. zoo. The average lifespan of Western lowland gorillas is 30 to 40 years in the wild. "We are heartbroken by the loss of Oscar," Zoo CEO ...