Many mountain gorillas keep living - vigorous and socially engaged - for a decade or more beyond the years of reproduction.

Where Do Mountain Gorillas Live? As their name suggests, mountain gorillas live at high elevations deep in the forests of mountain ranges. Their range extends in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National ...

New research from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University of Turku reveals that female ...

The outlook for mountain gorillas has been positive since 2018, when a survey showed that the population exceeded 1,000. It’s a remarkable comeback for a species that faced extinction in the last ...

Mountain gorillas live in tight-knit family groups led by silverback males, whose authority is constantly being challenged by other males. By advertising their size, mating status, and fighting ...