The San Diego Zoo announced the death of Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla, just days after staff made the decision to compassionately euthanize some of its longest-tenured animals.

On the heels of last week’s devastating loss of a beloved polar bear and giraffe, the San Diego Zoo on Tuesday announced that ...

Maka, a Western Iowland gorilla, "was diagnosed with chromosomal abnormalities" at age 5 but lived with "grace and vitality ...

SAN DIEGO — Maka, a 30-year-old Western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo, died this week. He was surrounded by the ...

Maka the gorilla, cherished by staff and visitors, dies from cardiac event. San Diego Zoo community shares touching memories amid deep grief.

and a sad story about the passing of Maka, the beloved Western lowland gorilla who lived out his life at the San Diego Zoo. His death came during a difficult period for the zoo, which has lost a few ...