As a silverback, an adult male with white hair covering his back, Oscar was the head of the gorilla troop at the zoo and shared its preserve with three adult females, Monifa, Bawang and Kimani. He ...

What is the Social Structure of a Gorilla Troop? We know the gorilla in the video is a mature male because of the silver hair on his back. Given his bravery in checking out the humans, this ...

Animal rights activists are reacting strongly on social media after a gorilla was killed at a Cincinnati zoo on Saturday. The 17-year-old male gorilla named Harambe was shot by a team at the zoo ...

The move took place earlier this week but their journey to India actually started in 2022 when the European Endangered ...

"I think he's a lone silverback, an older one." (A male gorilla is called a silverback when, at about age 11 to 13, the hair turns gray to silver across his back.) "Nonsense!" I replied.

On Saturday, a 4-year-old boy crawled under a rail and through wires, before dropping 12 feet into into a gorilla cage at the Cincinnati zoo. Shortly after, a 17-year-old, 400 lb. male gorilla ...

"Bachelor groups like Kivu's play a vital role in gorilla conservation, providing essential social environments for male gorillas while supporting sustainable breeding programmes worldwide," a ...

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