What would you do if you were approached by a silverback mountain gorilla? Watch the amazing footage of this close encounter.

As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years working to restore Uganda’s mountain gorilla ...

A gorilla described as a favorite of staff and guests alike at the Pittsburgh Zoo has died. Harry, a 33-year-old western lowland gorilla, died after a "sudden cardiac event" on Tuesday afternoon, ...

Mountain gorillas have darker and thicker fur, and lowland gorillas are usually slimmer and have a greyish colour. Where do mountain gorillas and lowland gorillas live? They live in central ...

These great, glorious, fur-coated apes are some of our closest relatives. Sadly we may also be their biggest threat. People have been pushing into the mountain gorilla’s forests in central Africa for ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in zoo gorillas, but its origins remain unknown. Researchers from the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with national and international partners ...

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