Mountain gorillas might look like muscle-bound jungle kings, but they’ve got layers (and lots of them). Behind those broad ...

Troops are led by one dominant, older adult male, often called a silverback ... vegetarian diet. They eat roots, shoots, fruit, wild celery, and tree bark and pulp. Female gorillas give birth ...

GENEVA — The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining health ...

The Toronto Zoo says its 52-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla, Charles, died Tuesday after the sudden onset of ...

If successful, tourists will be able to visit the family, which will raise income to help protect the gorillas and their habitat. Silverback will be broadcast on Sunday 7 January at 21:00 GMT on ...