After the Toronto Zoo warned visitors against showing videos to gorillas, NPR's Scott Simon wonders what sort of motion pictures might entertain a great ape.
Ozzie was experiencing symptoms such as decreased appetite, facial swelling and weakness in the past week. He was found deceased on Tuesday at the Atlanta zoo, where he lived since 1988.
Ozzie, the world’s oldest male gorilla, has died at the age of 61, Zoo Atlanta announced on Tuesday. The 350-pound western lowland gorilla was the oldest at Zoo Atlanta and the third-oldest in the world.
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the death of Ndakasi, the gorilla who went viral for a photobomb a few years ago. A picture taken of her last moments in her caretaker's arms also went viral this week.
