Winston, one of the oldest gorillas in the world and a popular fixture at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, has died after experiencing multiple health problems, officials announced. He was 52.

Winston has died at the age of 52 after suffering multiple health problems, officials said. The park said Winston was euthanized Saturday, July 13, 2024, after veterinarians determined his ...

Winston and the rest of the zoo’s troop contracted COVID-19 in 2021. Typically, a gorilla will live about 35 years in the wild and more than 50 years in zoos.

Winston, a silverback who ruled over a peaceful gorilla kingdom at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for decades and whose 451-pound frame concealed his tender personality, died on Saturday. He was 52.

Winston, a beloved 52-year-old western lowland gorilla and one of the oldest silverbacks in the world, died Saturday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, officials announced.

One of the oldest male gorillas who was living at a U.S. zoo has died at the age of 52. The gorilla named Winston lived roughly 20 years beyond his life expectancy at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park ...