Jomo called the Cincinnati Zoo home for the past 17 years. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cincinnati Picture: Silverback Gorilla - Check out Tripadvisor members 2710 candid photos and videos of Cincinnati Zoo. He will forever inspire me as I remember him as a great leader for his family and a magnificent ambassador for his species.” "From the first day I spent with him until the last, Jomo had taught me so much about gorillas but also life. “Jomo has captured the hearts of countless people over the years, including my own,” Ashcraft said. This is a huge loss to the Cincinnati Zoo and Jomo's care team. “The last few years of his life as his health started to decline, I cherished our bond even more." “We have been monitoring and treating Jomo’s condition for years, including regular physical therapy sessions, medications and laser therapy,” Cincinnati Zoo's head gorilla keeper Ashley Ashcraft said.
Mbeli the new silverback that came to the Cincinnati Zoo a few weeks ago has been exploring the indoor habitat at Gorilla World. In a press release, the zoo said Jomo's health has been declining since he was diagnosed with a degenerative incurable spinal cord condition in 2019. Staff said he passed away Friday at the age of 30. On Friday, the zoo celebrated his 17th birthday.CINCINNATI - On Saturday, the Cincinnati Zoo announced the death of Jomo the beloved western lowland silverback gorilla. The zoo described Harambe, who was born in captivity, as an intelligent and curious animal who was on his way to becoming a group leader. Western lowland gorillas are preyed upon by disease and poachers, with fewer than 175,000 left in the wild in Africa, according to the zoo. She added: “I saw it, and I couldn’t even prevent it. “She had three other kids that she was with. “I don’t feel like it was neglectful,” she said. The Western lowland silverback had mobility issues since being diagnosed with a degenerative spinal. It also led several people on social media to question the mother’s culpability, but Nicely said it would be unfair to judge the mother too harshly. A popular gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has died. Maynard did not return messages seeking additional comment. The breach raised concerns about the apparent ease with which the boy was able to get into the arms of such a powerful animal. This is a huge loss for the zoo family and the gorilla population worldwide.” The zoo said Ndume arrived Friday morning and was settling in behind the scenes in its Gorilla World area. “We are all devastated that this tragic accident resulted in the death of a critically endangered gorilla. The Cincinnati Zoo on Friday welcomed back a 37-year-old male silverback gorilla after a legal battle and some 28 years after he went to California. 
“The zoo security team’s quick response saved the child’s life,” the zoo’s director, Thane Maynard, said. A tranquilizer would have taken several minutes to neutralize the animal, prolonging the risk.
Harambe, large for his age at 419 pounds, will be placed in a social group with two 19-year-old females, Chewie. The zoo said in a statement that the use of lethal force had been a difficult decision. A sixteen-year-old Western lowland silverback from the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX, named Harambe hrmbe has joined the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla family, bringing the total number in residence to ten. The gorilla could have easily crushed the boy at any moment, however, if only by carelessness, she said.
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