A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western ...

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

Two animals born at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs were euthanized earlier this month due to age-related ...

The zoo called Roxie a “Gorilla Icon”, and said she played a key role in the “cohesiveness” of the group of Western lowland gorillas at CMZoo. Keepers said Roxie played an integral part in ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is remembering the life of Roxie, a 48-year-old female Western lowland gorilla. The zoo says Roxie was euthanized humanely on Tuesday due to an age ...

A western Iowland “gorilla icon” named Roxie who was known by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo staff for her playfulness and excitability was euthanized April 8, according to a news release posted to ...