In recent years, the need to protect wildlife has become more urgent than ever. And among the many species at risk, ...

Your basic silverback gorilla, whether Eastern or Western, will be up to 1.8 meters tall and 200 kilograms in weight. For Americans, that’s the equivalent of a 5.9-foot-tall, 441-pound dude ...

Silverback gorilla: The silverback gorilla is based on sheer muscular strength. With the capacity to lift more than 1,700 pounds, it pounds away with brute strength and stamina, especially when ...

McGregor has a chest tattoo of a gorilla eating a heart, so it’s safe to say what side he’s on. “On behalf of gorillas, I’d smoke a 100 easy,” McGregor wrote on X. On behalf of gorillas ...

A wildlife cameraman's close encounter with a silverback as he filmed a process designed ... Earning the trust of a 40-stone silverback gorilla. 7 January 2024. Share ... When he beat his chest, ...

Interestingly, while a male mountain gorilla’s hearty chest beat would seem to signal aggression, new research by Wright shows that the behavior may actually prevent violence between the massive ...

At one point, the silverback reared up and pounded its chest while watching its young play and my sisters and I suddenly remembered to hum: “AH-HA-HEMMMMMMMMMM – WE COME IN PEACE!!” Our ...

Winston, an older silverback, ... 51, a gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. ... a cardiologist made a half-inch incision through the skin of his chest.

A viral TikTok that circulated last week captured an unusual face-off between two Fort Worth zookeepers and their cherished silverback gorilla, Elmo. The video, posted on Thursday, shows the ...