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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — 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 & Gardens ...

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The zoo said the average lifespan of western lowland gorillas in the wild is 30 to 40 years. Oscar was born in 1981 and lived at the Buffalo Zoo for many years before becoming the alpha male of ...

Oscar Jonesy appears in an undated image at San Francisco Zoo and Gardens. The endangered western lowland gorilla died following a medical procedure in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. He was ...

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.

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 ...