{"id":5854,"date":"2025-10-15T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/5854\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:53:12","slug":"gorilla-charges-its-habitat-shattering-glass-at-san-diego-zoo-shocking-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/5854\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorilla charges its habitat, shattering glass at San Diego Zoo, shocking visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Visitors at the San Diego Zoo in California were left in shock over the weekend after an animal went bananas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/wild-nature\/mammals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">male gorilla<\/a> charged his habitat, shattering one layer of the three-layer glass window.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic video shows the moment the western lowland gorilla\u00a0stormed the tempered glass on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/medieval-shoe-found-vulture-nest-reveals-centuries-old-secrets-european-mountain-caves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MEDIEVAL SHOE FOUND IN VULTURE NEXT REVEALS CENTURIES-OLD SECRETS IN EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN CAVES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reactions from the crowd can be heard in the background \u2014 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">zoo visitors gasping.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoo officials confirmed the incident to the New York Post, noting it was their 10-year-old gorilla named Denny who was responsible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gorilla-storms-glass-at-zoo-fox-news.jpg\" alt=\"San diego zoo gorilla\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A gorilla is shown within its enclosure at the San Diego Zoo at the time of the incident on Saturday, Oct. 11.\u00a0 (Emily Holguin)<\/p>\n<p>The 10-year-old gorilla was in the enclosure with another animal and was not injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is common for male gorillas, especially in adolescence, to express these types of behaviors,&#8221; the San Diego spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/13\/us-news\/startling-video-captures-massive-gorilla-smashing-glass-wall-of-san-diego-zoo-enclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told the NYP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson added that &#8220;bursts of energy, charging, dragging items or running sideways are all natural [behaviors] for a young male.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gorilla-shatters-glass-at-zoo.jpg\" alt=\"glass shattered at zoo from gorilla\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Shattered glass is shown in a gorilla enclosure at the San Diego Zoo. (Emily Holguin)<\/p>\n<p>Western lowland gorillas can reach 4 to 6 feet tall, weighing between 155 and 420 pounds, according to the Los Angeles Zoo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/planet-earth\/plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Botanical Gardens<\/a> (LAZB).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gorillas at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/museums-exhibits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">San Diego Zoo<\/a> Safari Park peel radishes with their teeth before eating them,&#8221; writes the website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/lifestyle\/quizzes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Males tend to be twice the size of females, with most members of the species living between 35 and 50 years old, according to LAZB.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gorilla-storms-habitat-breaking-glass-in-california-fox-news-viral.png\" alt=\"gorilla and shattered glass at san diego zoo\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A gorilla is seen at the San Diego Zoo, with the shattered glass shown at right after a young male (not pictured) charged the window.\u00a0 (Emily Holguin)<\/p>\n<p>The International Fund for Animal Welfare notes that the western lowlands are the smallest of the gorilla species.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to the San Diego Zoo for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley J. 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