New York grieves for Makoko, the gorilla who drowned in a moat at the Bronx Zoo.

1,2oo zoo visitors were there to see the huge animal fall into the moat and die. And now, you won't be seeing the gorillas, gibbons, chimps, and orangutan in the nice outdoor displays any more. The zoo has brought them all indoors lest any others topple into the deep water that used to seem like a good way to keep them from escaping.

RIP Makoko.

THE YEAR THAT BLOG FORGOT IS: 1951.