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Charles, a beloved western lowland silverback gorilla and longtime mainstay at the Toronto Zoo has died Tuesday of natural causes following a period of “significant health issues,” the zoo announced ...

The Toronto Zoo says Charles, a 52-year-old silverback gorilla who had shown signs of deteriorating health, died on Tuesday. The zoo says Charles died from natural causes after staff noticed he ...

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Charles passed away due to natural causes late Tuesday afternoon after experiencing “significant health issues,” the zoo said in a press release.

For a while this week, Charles seemed to be rallying. The 430-pound western lowland gorilla had not been faring well. He was 52 years old, long past the usual lifespan of his species in the wild.