Video circulating on social media shows the moment a gorilla ran toward the wall of its enclosure at a zoo in California and cracked the glass. <\/p>\n
Citing zoo officials’ The New York Post<\/a> said the culprit was Denny, a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla, at San Diego Zoo.<\/a> The media outlet said Denny shattered “one layer of a three-layered tempered glass panel” in the zoo’s gorilla forest habitat on Saturday. <\/p>\n In the footage, guests step back and gasp as the animal crashes into the glass. Photos also show the damage, with a crack splintering across the glass. <\/p>\n It is common for male gorillas, especially in adolescence, to express these types of behaviors,” a spokesperson for the San Diego Zoo told The New York Post<\/a>. “Bursts of energy, charging, dragging items, or running sideways are all natural for a young male.”<\/p>\n The media outlet also noted that Denny was not hurt, adding that “he and the other gorilla living in the enclosure will be cared for while the panel is replaced.” <\/p>\n Until recently, Denny lived with his siblings, including his brother, Maka. But Maka died in August after he experienced an unexpected cardiac event, the zoo previously announced on social media. <\/p>\n “Maka was truly the heart of our bachelor troop. He guided his younger brothers, Ekuba and Denny, with patience and steadiness, a small-but-mighty leader who naturally took on the role of mentor and earned their respect and devotion,” the zoo wrote on Facebook<\/a> this summer. “His brothers were given the opportunity to spend time with Maka after his passing — a poignant moment that reminded us once again that connection and loss are universal languages we all share.” <\/p>\n