On Wednesday, April 9, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) shared that recently, Roxie, a 48-year-old female Western lowland ...

Rafiki died before Thor was a year old ... that poachers were involved in two-thirds of the total deaths. The mountain gorilla is legally protected within Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans ...

Screengrab from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Facebook A gorilla known for her tickle fights ... officials said. After Roxie died, zoo staff moved her back into the space with her troop so they could ...

Roxie was a beloved 48-year-old Western lowland gorilla who was a key figure in her troop and helped gorilla conservation.