He's the huge beast named Kumbuka who sparked panic at London Zoo after going on-the-run - but what do we about the 7ft 29st gorilla? Fear gripped the popular central London attraction as police ...

A 29-stone male mammal caused mayhem this week when he tried to escape his “home” – armed police and the emergency services had to be called to restore order. The angry silverback was eventually ...

It's a vicious creature, full of power but lacking empathy or grace. It is ignorant, capable of breaking the most basic laws of civilised behaviour and capable of provoking primal fear. No, not ...

A SILVERBACK gorilla who sparked panic after escaping from his enclosure at London Zoo in 2016 has died aged 21. Kumbuka the gorilla made headlines when he spent an hour on the lose after one of the ...

His shock escape from his enclosure at London Zoo grabbed headlines last week - and now we finally know what Kumbuka did next. Turns out the gorilla took full advantage of his brief taste of freedom - ...

He may have moved into one of the world's most highly regarded zoos, but Kumbuka, the silverback gorilla, does not seem very impressed by the food. The 15-year-old was introduced to the world's media ...

The London Zoo gorilla that made a bid for freedom after charging at the glass of his cage was pictured back in his enclosure today. A sombre looking Kumbuka was seen blankly staring at the bottom of ...

London Zoo officials are trying to reassure the public that stories about one of its gorillas escaping from an enclosure last week were exaggerated. Reports that Kumbuka had left his secure pen at the ...

Drinks company Ribena has put a squash-drinking gorilla at the centre of its latest viral marketing campaign. Kumbuka, the 7ft silverback male, escaped from last week London Zoo last week after his ...

London was thrown into a brief panic today after an adult silverback gorilla escaped from the city's zoo. On social media, people in London and beyond pleaded that the gorilla be spared, hoping to ...

Kumbuka, the silverback gorilla who tried to escape from London Zoo, apparently had a ‘difficult upbringing’ and kept himself to himself. The 18-year-old male was on the loose for more than an hour on ...

The unnamed baby gorilla is currently being hand-reared by the zoo while her mom learns maternal behaviors from other gorilla moms Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...