The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...
About 98% percent of our DNA is shared with gorillas, and one great ape has proven that they really aren't too different from the average phone-swiping Joe. Jelani the gorilla was shown in a video ...
"We’re still keeping in mind if the gorillas need that privacy and having the flexibility based on their terms if we can have public come see them or not," explains Associate Animal Curator Laura ...
SEATTLE — The baby gorilla rejected by his mother at the Woodland Park Zoo arrived safely at his new home in Kentucky, the zoo said in a release Tuesday. The baby gorilla, named Abeo (ah-beh-OH) which ...
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo wants to make sure that even the animals are safe from COVID-19. The zoo is set to receive a shipment of an experiment animal vaccine created by Zoetis, ...
SAN DIEGO — A western lowland gorilla broke a tempered glass panel at the San Diego Zoo, a spokesperson with the zoo confirmed. The incident happened on Saturday when Denny, a 10-year-old western ...
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 number of rare mountain gorillas in the world is steadily increasing - that’s the extraordinary legacy of Dian Fossey who was murdered exactly 40 years ago. Dian became famous across the globe ...
The beloved star Gino the gorilla has died at the age of 44. Gino was the oldest gorilla living at Disney's Animal Kingdom and has been living at the park since its opening in 1998. On the morning of ...