Akeley's statement that the big toe in the gorilla “has grown away from the thumb, which is useful in climbing, towards the big toe, useful for walking” (World's Work, October 1922 ...

Kit had lived at the zoo since 1998. He was one of six gorillas there. In 2022, the zoo opened its $9.1 million "Gorilla Grove" habitat, featuring a waterfall and climbing vines.