Discover five little-known stories that uncover San Diego’s quirky past — from surprising innovations to forgotten feats of engineering.

Video circulating on social media shows the moment a gorilla ran toward the wall of its enclosure at a zoo in California and cracked the glass. Citing zoo officials' The New York Post said the culprit ...

SAN DIEGO — A gorilla at the San Diego Zoo broke a glass panel at his enclosure over the weekend, zoo officials said this week, frightening guests who were observing the apes. Ten-year-old Denny broke ...

The 10-year-old gorilla left a large crack in the first of three layers of tempered glass that separates him from visitors at the San Diego Zoo Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering ...

The San Diego Zoo celebrated the birth of a female okapi calf back on September 2, 2025. At five weeks old, she does not have an official name yet. The calf was born to mom Subira and first-time dad ...

SAN DIEGO — A western lowland gorilla broke a tempered glass panel at the San Diego Zoo, a spokesperson with the zoo confirmed. The incident happened on Saturday when Denny, a 10-year-old western ...

Denny, one of the zoo’s gorillas, broke one of the three layers of tempered glass panels in the gorilla forest habitat on Saturday, Oct. 11, Screengrab from San Diego Zoo video on Instagram A charging ...

A seemingly excited western lowland gorilla was striking a viewing window in his enclosure so hard the protective glass cracked. Video from the San Diego Zoo shows visitors getting a scare Saturday ...

Zoogoers at the San Diego Zoo witnessed the startling moment a gorilla ran up against a glass viewing platform and broke it. The moment was captured on video. In the video captured by eyewitness Emily ...

Eyewitness video captured the heart-stopping moment a gorilla rushed the glass at a viewing enclosure in the San Diego Zoo. Did a WA trooper get special treatment after a fatal crash? Look at the ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KABC) -- The startling moment a gorilla slammed into the glass lining of his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo was caught on video. A 10-year-old western lowland gorilla named Denny ...