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Gorilla charges its habitat, shattering glass at San Diego Zoo, shocking visitors

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Guests to the San Diego Zoo in California have been left in shock this weekend after an animal ate banana bread.

A male gorilla stormed his habitat and shattered one layer of the three-layer glass window.

Dramatic video exhibits the second the western lowland gorilla stormed the tempered glass on Saturday.

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Reactions from the general public will be heard within the background as zoo guests gasp.

Zoo officers confirmed the incident to the New York Put up, noting that it was their 10-year-old gorilla named Denny who was accountable.

A gorilla is proven in its enclosure on the San Diego Zoo on the time of the incident on Saturday, October 11. (Emily Holguin)

The ten-year-old gorilla was within the enclosure with one other animal and was not injured.

“It is not uncommon for male gorillas, particularly in adolescence, to exhibit one of these habits,” the San Diego spokesperson mentioned. told the NYP.

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The spokesperson added that “power blasts, charging, dragging objects or operating sideways are all pure [behaviors] for a younger man.”

Damaged glass is proven in a gorilla enclosure on the San Diego Zoo. (Emily Holguin)

Western lowland gorillas can develop to be 4 to 6 toes tall and weigh between 155 and 420 kilos, in line with the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (LAZB).

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“Gorillas on the San Diego Zoo Safari Park peel radishes with their tooth earlier than consuming them,” the web site notes.

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Males are often twice the scale of females, with most members of the species dwelling between 35 and 50 years, in line with LAZB.

A gorilla is on show on the San Diego Zoo, with the damaged glass proven at proper after a younger male (not pictured) attacked the window. (Emily Holguin)

The Worldwide Fund for Animal Welfare notes that the western lowlands are the smallest gorilla species.

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Fox Information Digital reached out to the San Diego Zoo for remark.

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