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Colo became the oldest living gorilla in captivity following the death of 55-year-old Jenny in September 2008. [13] Colo celebrated her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016. [ 6 ] The Columbus Zoo announced that Colo died in her sleep on January 17, 2017.
Various non-human apes dominate the world in the Planet of the Apes novel and film series, among them gorillas, who act as the soldiers and laborers in ape society. Notable characters include General Ursus and Aldo. George the white gorilla from Rampage (2018), film directed by Brad Peyton. Gus Gorilla is a murderous animatronic from Willy's ...
The first scientific description of gorillas dates back to an article by Savage and the naturalist Jeffries Wyman in 1847 in Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, [80] [81] where Troglodytes gorilla is described, now known as the western gorilla. Other species of gorilla were described in the next few years. [5]
"The Largest Gorilla Ever Exhibited!" "The World's Most Terrifying Living Creature!" "The Largest and Fiercest Gorilla Ever Brought Before the Eyes of Civilised Man!" "The Only Full-Grown Gorilla Ever Seen On This Continent!" Regardless of the truth of these slogans, Gargantua attracted millions and single-handedly saved the circus. [6]
Gust (1952–1988) was a Congolese gorilla that became an icon of the Antwerp Zoo; Guy the Gorilla (1946–1978) was a famous gorilla in London Zoo. Harambe (1999–2016) was a gorilla shot dead by the Cincinnati Zoo after a child fell into his enclosure. [9] This would eventually lead to the deceased ape becoming a popular Internet meme.
Titus (24 August 1974 – 14 September 2009) was a silverback mountain gorilla of the Virunga Mountains, observed by researchers almost continuously over his entire life. He was the subject of the 2008 PBS Nature/BBC Natural World documentary film Titus: The Gorilla King.
Dian Fossey (/ d aɪ ˈ æ n / dy-AN; January 16, 1932 – c. December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985. [1]
The film featured Ivan in his small enclosure and another gorilla, Willie B., who had previously been living in similar circumstances, but had since been released in a large zoo habitat and was re-learning naturalistic gorilla behavior. [3] The contrast between the two gorillas was so pronounced that Ivan became a national animal welfare concern.