Overview

• Winston was known for his gentle nature and leadership within his troop.
• He was one of the first great apes to receive treatment for COVID-19 in 2021.
• Winston fathered nine offspring and raised two unrelated male gorillas, an unusual behavior for silverbacks.
• He arrived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 1984 from England.
• Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered, with their numbers sharply declining due to poaching and disease.