In a rare occurrence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict. "The ...

Little Joe, a Western Lowland Gorilla, is leaving the Franklin Park Zoo as part of Gorilla Species Survival Project.

Rwanda is using environmental DNA technology to help detect endangered species like mountain gorillas and golden monkeys, as ...

Twin births are incredibly rare for mountain gorillas, accounting for less than 1% of all births. Even more remarkable for mountain gorillas is two sets of twins born within three months to the same ...

B'Wenzi the gorilla in Congo Falls (San Antonio Zoo)© San Antonio Zoo A: Moving animals (big or small) takes a great deal of planning involving many animal care experts. Animal care facilities work ...

BWINDI, Uganda — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by Dian ...

Rwanda is using a new approach known as environmental DNA technology to detect species like the endangered mountain gorilla ...

To survive, animals compete for resources, be it food, mating partners or territory. But a ground breaking recent study shows chimpanzees and gorillas form friendships, some lasting at least 20 years.