"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. A video shared on social media showed the gorilla charging at the glass as guests stood watching along the glass walls. CBS8.com posted the clip on its story."
"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. According to news reports 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."
"The glass on the exhibit is engineered to account for the size, strength and speed of a large male gorilla, Omaha zoo officials said in a 2015 statement, according to ABC News. While one layer of glass on the exhibit did crack, leaving two layers untouched, the public was never in danger and the exhibit remains open. Omaha zoo officials also said the gorilla's actions may have had nothing to do with the young zoo visitor."
A western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo damaged a tempered glass window pane by shattering one of its three layers. The gorilla, identified as Denny, a 10-year-old, charged the glass while guests watched; a second gorilla was present in the habitat. Zoo officials said the animals will be taken off exhibit and cared for behind the scenes until the panel is replaced, and Denny was not injured. Officials did not specify a repair timeline or whether a different glass product will be used. A 2015 incident in Omaha also involved a gorilla breaking one glass layer; engineers design exhibits to account for gorilla strength, and the public was not endangered.
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