Much of what we know about the ecology and social behavior of gorillas stems from the constant observation of the Virunga mountain gorillas. Many common primate behaviors were first discovered in this ...

I recently learned that gorillas are actually big softies. Behind that frightening chest beating act, there’s actually a shy ...

Researchers have seen mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda are taking to drinking more water as heat waves have become more intense.

That's why actor Andy Serkis turned to Zoo Atlanta's Tara Stoinski to learn the ways of real gorillas in Rwanda. Although Kong is a computer-generated creature on the big screen, Serkis acted as Kong ...

In October 2024, conservationists reintroduced four female gorillas into the wild and were shocked to find how quickly they had acclimated. It's a particularly rare discovery, as Eastern Lowland ...

Fredrika, known to zoo staff as “Freddy,” turned 50 years old on June 5, which is 13 years past the average lifespan for a gorilla in captivity. She is a mother of 12, a grandmother, and a ...

The Australian conservationist urged people discussing a fight between 100 men and one gorilla to look at the debate in a different way Robert Irwin/TikTok Robert Irwin talked about the viral one ...

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Visitors to the Toronto Zoo are being urged to stop showing cellphone videos to gorillas, with staff members saying it’s become too much of a distraction and might affect ...

Gorilla's move was caught on video. — -- Some zoo-goers were in for a surprise when a fully-grown male gorilla charged at them, cracking the glass of its exhibit in Omaha, Nebraska. Visitors at ...

[This post was co-authored with Stacy Rosenbaum of the University of Chicago and a longer version can be found here.] The forests of Virunga National Park have been the subject of continuous intense ...