Mere months after her first birthday, a baby gorilla at the San Francisco Zoo was crushed to death by a hydraulic door.

Kabibe, or "little lady" in Swahili, was killed when she ran under the closing door as zoo staff moved animals to their night quarters on Friday, the zoo said in a statement released Saturday.

There was much fanfare at the zoo when Kabibe was born, as well as when the public got to see her for the first time in December and giver her a name. Her moniker was selected by a public vote, with Kabibe winning out over Malaika, which means "heavenly messenger" in Swahili, and Kenura, which means "joy" in Kikuyu, according to NBC.

In July, the zoo celebrated the western lowland gorilla's first birthday with a party. Kabibe munched on cake made out of strawberries, bananas and other fruit.

Guess who's turning 1? Join us on 7/17 to celebrate Kabibe's birthday! http://t.co/x1MwUMjI95 Photo by May Woon #cute pic.twitter.com/nxIWKNEHk1 — San Francisco Zoo (@sfzoo) July 15, 2014

The zoo's staff was especially close to Kabibe because they had cared for her since she was born. She was described as cute, adventurous and talented on the zoo's Facebook page and Twitter profile. Her death was described as a tragic accident.

The zoo is set to review its procedures to see if changes are necessary following the fatal injury.