Bronx Zoo Gorilla Dies of Acute Cardiac Attack
Incident Date:
02/17/2026
Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Facility Name:
Bronx Zoo
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Gorilla
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
NYC, NY – Ntondo, a Western Lowland Gorilla who had called the Bronx home for over a decade, has just died. He was 32. The zoo said preliminary findings indicate that Ntondo died of an “acute cardiac event.” Ntondo had become very popular with television audiences and zoo visitors after being featured in Animal Planet’s 2017 docuseries, “THE ZOO.” His story was told after diagnostic tests confirmed Ntondo had glaucoma and left him blind.
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