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Humans and gorillas alike are mourning the sudden passing of Oscar Jonesy, a critically endangered Western lowland gorilla who resided at the San Francisco Zoo & ...

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

A critically endangered Western lowland gorilla, named "Oscar Jonesy," died on Thursday afternoon following a medical procedure at 43 years old, according to the San Francisco Zoo.

Gorillas in the wild live in the tropical forests of equatorial Africa ... The group is led by a dominant male, or silverback, identifiable by the silvery-grey hair across its otherwise black back.

"Oscar was the silverback of the troop," said ... The habitat attempts to replicate a gorilla family's surroundings in the wild as much as possible. The area is now home to three adult females ...

The average lifespan of Western lowland gorillas is 30 to 40 years in the wild. "We are heartbroken ... Zoo for many years before becoming the "silverback" or head of SF Zoo’s critically ...

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