Research shows that heart disease is a long-recognized and persistent medical challenge for gorillas living in zoos, ...

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

The terms “ape,” “great ape,” “monkey,” “primate,” and “gorilla” are often used interchangeably, but they describe very different groups within the animal kingdom. While gorillas are a type of ape, ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 30, 2022. Getting to the Impenetrable Forest took about a full day of travel, first from New York to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Kigali, ...

The annual naming ceremony is a Rwandan tradition. Umurimos's baby gorilla is pictured. Rwanda named 24 new baby gorillas during the 11th Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony, Kwita Izina, at the foothills ...

Where Do Mountain Gorillas Live? As their name suggests, mountain gorillas live at high elevations deep in the forests of mountain ranges. Their range extends in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National ...

A male and three female gorillas have taken up their new residence at the Detroit Zoo’s Great Apes of Harambee habitat. “The four new gorillas are already making themselves at home, and they are ...

Gorillas are known for their intimidating strength, massive size, and human-like behaviors. In fact, according to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, Fossey Fund researchers in Rwanda and Congo have even ...

The Toronto Zoo is urging visitors to stop showing gorillas cell phone videos as some of the unmoderated content could be “upsetting” — and even addictive — to the primates. “We just want the gorillas ...

TikTok user Zachary ( @zachary_francisco) posted an interaction with a gorilla at the Chicago Zoo. In it, a woman clearly chuckles at the great ape, who seemingly strikes at the durable glass in ...