DAY TRIPS: The San Antonio Zoo has been without a gorilla exhibit for 31 years. That is about to change as a multiyear project refreshes many familiar aspects of the 108-year-old institution.
for 31 years. That is about to change as a multiyear project refreshes many familiar aspects of the 108-year-old institution.with a mind of his own and a personality to match. He made headlines several times in the Alamo City before being relocated to Washington, D.C., in 1990, where he became a visitor favorite.
Headdition scheduled to open in 2025 will be one of the largest primate habitats in the nation. The 2-acre site will include state-of-the-art facilities to house a bachelor troop and a family troop. They will join a community of lemurs, monkeys, gibbons, and other primates already at the zoo., the park's chief operating officer, says bringing back the gorillas has been on the zoo's wish list for a while..
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