In the Congo Basin, habituating gorillas to the presence of humans helps the species survive, creates local job opportunities ...

Researchers have seen mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda are taking to drinking more water as heat waves have become more intense.

Born at Riverbanks in 2018, the pair will relocate to the Dallas Zoo in March per a recommendation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Breeding and Transfer Plan, a program that ...

In mountain gorilla troops, females hold real sway, challenging bigger males and influencing the social pecking order. Whether it’s King Kong climbing the Empire State building or Donkey Kong throwing ...

That's why actor Andy Serkis turned to Zoo Atlanta's Tara Stoinski to learn the ways of real gorillas in Rwanda. Although Kong is a computer-generated creature on the big screen, Serkis acted as Kong ...

In a post published by the conservation organization Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (DFGFI) last month, the behavior of a mountain gorilla female in Rwanda was described in striking terms. The ...

The brothers, born in 2018, were Riverbanks Zoo's first successful gorilla births in the zoo's history.