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.

The zoo's western lowland gorillas live in the Jones Family Gorilla Preserve, nearly an acre of open-air habitat with a wellness window allowing caretakers to monitor the troop safely. The habitat ...

The San Francisco Zoo’s only male gorilla, a 43-year-old silverback named Oscar Jonesy, died unexpectedly following a medical procedure on Thursday. The western lowland gorilla died while recovering ...