The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/10/15/check-him-out-sf-zoos-new-gorilla-male-cecil-makes-his-public-debut-this-weekend/After months with no male gorillas in their troop, the San Francisco Zoo is set to introduce a 26-year-old male silverback gorilla named Cecil on Saturday, with high hopes that baby gorillas may soon follow his arrival.   There was great sadness, and a few uncomfortable questions, when the San Francisco Zoo’s last remaining male Oscar Jonesy suddenly died in February. The 43-year-old western lowland gorilla was under anesthesia when he passed, which is not normally considered a risk for gorilla fatality. Though right before this year’s July 4 weekend, we learned that the SF Zoo would be getting a new male gorilla, a 26-year-old male silverbac

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