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A 23-year-old gorilla at the Dallas Zoo in Texas died Nov. 5, according to a statement from the zoo

The western lowland gorilla named Zola amassed 3.1 million views on a 2021 TikTok of him breakdancing to the 1983 hit "Maniac" from Flashdance

The exact cause of death has yet to be revealed, but the sudden health decline came just before a relocation of his troop to San Antonio Zoo

A Whitney Houston -loving gorilla, famous for his breakdancing on social media, has died at 23.

Dallas Zoo published a statement announcing the death of their beloved ape, Zola, on Nov. 5, writing that the veterinary team let him go "peacefully." The Texas zoo has not yet revealed Zola's exact cause of death.

A western lowland gorilla, Zola was a part of the zoo's "bachelor troop" and w

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