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 ...

Maka, a 30-year-old western lowland gorilla, was the latest animal to pass at San Diego Zoo within the last week.

Zoo officials are calling it "one of the most challenging periods in recent memory for our San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance family." ...

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