Headline AP: Gorilla Pair at Philadelphia Zoo Break Up

The Philadelphia Zoo has had some tough times. On Christmas Eve in 1995, they had a fire that killed 23 primates. Apparently all of their gorillas were killed, except for Chaka, who was on loan to the Cincinnati Zoo, where he fathered five children.

Chaka was returned to the Philadelphia Zoo where they hoped he would repopulate their stock of gorillas with Demba, a female they had acquired. But after five years, it is apparent that Chaka and Demba are not going to produce any baby gorillas, and so, they are shipping Chaka off to a South Carolina zoo.

If things don’t work out in South Carolina, they could send Chaka to Dallas. I hear they’re short one gorilla.