Kansas, Missouri brace for baseball-sized ‘gorilla hail’ as storms approach
Unstable weather is expected to focus on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, with the biggest concern being the possibility of heavy hail. AccuWeather senior meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said some have dubbed it “gorilla hail” because it can be so large. The Kansas City metropolitan area is the center of the area of concern. […]
Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ hits parts of Kansas and Missouri
Heavy hail fell across parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, snarling traffic along Interstate 70 and potentially spawning tornadoes, prompting meteorologists to urge residents to stay indoors. I called on them to stay. At least one unconfirmed tornado was reported to have touched down in Altavista, Kansas, on Wednesday, according to media reports. The […]
Video Shows Trapped Zookeepers Narrowly Escape Dangerous Encounter With Gorilla
A video posted to TikTok on Thursday shows two zookeepers at a Texas zoo unexpectedly becoming trapped in an exhibit with gorillas, USA Today reported. According to reports, a video from Oct. 23 shows two Fort Worth Zoo employees inside the gorilla exhibit area when the gorilla entered. USA Today. The monkey can be seen […]
Texas zoo gorilla charges at Fort Worth zookeepers inside enclosure
He wasn’t hanging around. A newly released video has captured the horrifying moment an adult gorilla charges at its two unsuspecting handlers in its enclosure, in front of grieving onlookers. Elmo, a 34-year-old male silverback gorilla at the Fort Worth Zoo, jumped out of a cave-like cutout into public view as one of the staff […]
Inmate viciously stabs fellow Gorilla Stone Bloods gangbanger with Plexiglas blade in Rikers Island horror: DA
A Rikers Island inmate attacked a fellow member of the Gorilla Stone Bloods gang with a 7-inch homemade Plexiglas knife, leaving the victim in need of life-saving heart surgery, authorities said Tuesday. Shane Delisle, a 25-year-old gangbanner who goes by the street names “Bankroll” or “Swerve,” is accused of assaulting Charles Satterwhite on Dec. 20 […]
Texas baby gorilla Jameela born at Fort Worth Zoo via C-section
She is adorable as a monkey. The Fort Worth Zoo celebrated the historic birth of a baby gorilla last month, made even more moving after the endangered newborn and her mother survived a difficult and life-threatening birth. Baby Jameela was born in the early morning hours of January 5th during the first “emergency Caesarean section” […]