Early life. The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed a western lowland gorilla Saturday after a 4-year-old boy slipped into the animal's enclosure, a zoo official said. The Western lowland gorilla is the first gorilla born at the L.A. During a recent visit to the Buffalo Zoo with her children, Rachael McAvoy captured a unique bonding moment between her five-year-old daughter, Olivia, and a resident of the Gorilla House. In September 2017, the zoo added Mshindi, a 29-year-old male western lowland gorilla transferred from the Louisville Zoo. He joined females Chewie, 21, and Mara, 22, who were present the day of the killing. LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Zoo is happy to announce that the latest baby gorilla born at the zoo is a girl. At the same time, the zoo created a new indoor habitat where the gorillas could safely view the public year-round from behind safety glass. (Jamie Pham/The Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens via AP) Stephi was captured in 1950 by Columbus resident and gorilla hunter Bill Said, with two other baby gorillas, in French Equatorial Africa.The three were sold to the Columbus Zoo for $10,000. Video: Gorilla charges little girl at Nebraska zoo The gorilla's charge was captured on a cellphone video at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha. means "hello" in Swahili.The gorilla was born on 17 April 1961, in Zoo Basel, Basel, Switzerland, to mother Achilla and father Stephi.Stephi was acquired from the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. The baby, who doesn't yet have a name, is the first gorilla born at the zoo in more than 20 years. Jambo! CINCINNATI-- The killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo in order to save a child who fell in its enclosure has sparked nationwide outrage. The zoo announced the female baby gorilla was born on Jan. 18, 2020.