{"id":3705,"date":"2025-10-14T11:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/3705\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:02:12","slug":"gorilla-breaks-glass-at-san-diego-zoo-enclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/3705\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorilla breaks glass at San Diego Zoo enclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo damaged a tempered glass window pane in its enclosure on Saturday, shattering one of three layers of the panel, a zoo spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

A video shared on social media showed the gorilla charging at the glass as guests stood watching along the glass walls. CBS8.com<\/a> posted the clip on its story.<\/p>\n

Zoo officials identified the animal involved in the incident as Denny, a 10-year-old gorilla. A second ape was also in the zoo\u2019s gorilla forest habitat at the time.<\/p>\n

Zoo officials say the animals will be taken off exhibit so the panel can be replaced. They did not answer questions about when the repair would be finished or whether a different glass product would be used.<\/p>\n

\u201cDenny was not injured, and both gorillas will be cared for behind the scenes until the panel has been replaced,\u201d the zoo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time a gorilla living in a zoo has tested the strength of its glass enclosure.<\/p>\n

In 2015, a gorilla named Kijito, a 24-year-old, 375-pound western lowland gorilla, broke through one layer of the three-layered glass at his enclosure at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Neb.<\/p>\n

According to news reports<\/a> at the time, Kijito broke the glass when he charged at a young zoo visitor a short time after she pounded her chest. That interaction was captured on video.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe glass on the exhibit is engineered to account for the size, strength and speed of a large male gorilla,\u201d Omaha zoo officials said in a 2015 statement, according to ABC News. \u201cWhile one layer of glass on the exhibit did crack, leaving two layers untouched, the public was never in danger and the exhibit remains open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Omaha zoo officials also said the gorilla\u2019s actions may have had nothing to do with the young zoo visitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the gorilla may have been engaging with the public to receive a reaction, the gorilla was most likely exhibiting typical gorilla behavior and likely posturing toward another male gorilla,\u201d Dan Cassidy, the zoo\u2019s general curator, said in a statement. \u201cIt is common for male gorillas to display to each other and occasionally they use the glass because of the noise it makes on their side.\u201d<\/p>\n

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