Two years after the killing of Harambe, a 17-year-old Western lowland gorilla, the Cincinnati Zoo has redoubled its efforts to save those in the wild.

Scientists who studied gorillas in jungle clearings say the animals have complex hierarchical societies similar to humans. We humans live in complex social structures, which are thought to have ...

Mountain gorillas live in central Africa in a forest that straddles Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a family of gorillas was massacred last summer.

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 ...

Native to Africa, where they live in tropical forests, marshes, mountains, and upland habitats, gorillas are powerful primates that are closely related to humans. Gorillas are the largest extant ...

Mountain gorillas live in tight-knit family groups led by silverback males, whose authority is constantly being challenged by other males.

The gentle vegetarians are tolerant of human presence, which means scientists can study them and tourists can pay to observe them. Tourist dollars are being used in Rwanda to fend off development ...

Colo, the world’s oldest gorilla, celebrated her 56th birthday on Dec. 22 in the Columbus Zoo. (Grahm S. Jones/ Columbus Zoo & Aquarium) ...

Gorillas often form lifelong bonds with each other, and also cooperate with other social groups to which they do not belong, according to recent findings published this week in the journal ...

WASHINGTON — Gorillas are highly sociable animals – up to a point. A crowded mountain can make silverbacks more violent, scientists say. Mountain gorillas spend most of their time sleeping ...

Tara Stoinski, chief scientist of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, answers your questions about primates from Twitter. Why do gorillas pound on their chest? How do apes communicate with one another ...

Snakes live all over the world. Some of them crush their prey to death while others use potent venom to put an end to their foes. Gorillas live in Africa, a continent that is known for its ...