BUT IN LIGHT OF KIT’S AGE, IT’S EVEN MORE RISKY AT THIS POINT, THE ZOO HASN’T PUT OUT ANY UPDATE ON HOW KATUMBI A gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, who was experiencing serious ...

A gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, who was experiencing serious health issues and underwent a medical examination on Thursday, has now died. Kitombe, the western lowland gorilla known ...

Kitombe, a western lowland gorilla who has lived at the Franklin Park Zoo since 1998, has died after a serious health crisis, Zoo New England said Thursday night. A “geriatric gorilla” at 38 ...

BOSTON - The Franklin Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Kitombe, a 38-year-old male western lowland gorilla. The zoo said "Kit" had serious health issues and was examined under anesthesia on Thursday.