BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by ...

Zookeepers and animal care experts safely transported seven western lowland gorillas from three U.S. zoos to the San Antonio Zoo after months of detailed planning. Congo Falls is a new two-acre, ...

In the thick rainforest of Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, mountain gorillas have become the focus of a growing tourist economy. Visitors from around the world pay 800 US dollars each for ...

Fredrika, known to zoo staff as “Freddy,” turned 50 years old on June 5, which is 13 years past the average lifespan for a gorilla in captivity. She is a mother of 12, a grandmother, and a ...

Zola, a western lowland gorilla, relaxes against a rock as she waits for feeding time at the Dallas Zoo, June 10, 2025. The Zoo is calling on the community to help protect endangered gorillas by ...

A 21-year study of 164 wild mountain gorillas found that strong social bonds produce different health effects for males and females, with males experiencing more illness but fewer injuries when they ...