Great ape breaks glass at Memphis Zoo. Here’s what may have caused it.
Updated March 3, 2026, 3:43 p.m. ET An ape habitat at the Memphis Zoo is temporarily closed after a group of guests taunted the ape, who then broke an interior glass. The moment was captured on camera and has since gone viral. The bonobo, a great ape, broke the interior pane of the exhibit glass on Feb. 26, the Memphis Zoo said in a statement later that evening. In the video, the great ape runs towards the glass and bangs its hand on it, causing it to crack. The individual recording screams, then begins laughing with another person looking on.











