A baby gorilla seized at Istanbul Airport was officially named Zeytin (Olive) after a week-long social media campaign and a public poll organized by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Gorillas are the biggest of all primates. Male gorillas, called silverbacks because of the silver hair on their backs, can weigh up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds) and stand over 1.8 metres (6 feet) ...

"Of course, what we want and desire is for the baby gorilla … to continue its life in its homeland," Fahrettin Ulu, regional director of Istanbul Nature Conservation and National Parks, said Sunday.

TV presenter Donna Air and her zoo-owner boyfriend Damian Aspinall are planning to put their baby daughter in the hands of a 200lb gorilla. The couple are to place baby Freya in the gorilla ...

A five-month-old baby gorilla captured hearts worldwide after being rescued from the cargo hold of a Turkish Airlines flight.

A baby gorilla wearing a tiny T-shirt was discovered inside a small wooden crate at the Istanbul Airport before being subsequently rescued. Customs enforcement teams flagged down a cargo shipment ...

A baby gorilla rescued from the cargo hold of a Turkish Airlines plane is recovering at an Istanbul zoo and may be returned to his natural habitat, officials have said. The five-month old gorilla ...

three Asiatic lion cubs and two baby gorillas born in 2024. The zoo also rescued from Chile 53 Darwin's frogs, which are among so-called Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE ...