Western lowland gorillas can be further divided into ... Gorillas are prone to various human diseases because they share many characteristics with humans. The gorillas in the mountain gorilla ...

Kambera, a western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, delivered the 26 th gorilla born at the zoo on Nov. 13. The infant, a female, appears healthy and is displaying positive signs such as a strong ...

The first full genome sequence of the mountain gorilla, one subspecies of the eastern gorilla, suggests a that the population has been declining for 100,000 years, resulting in limited genetic ...

Western lowland gorillas such as Addo, Pele and Husani are considered critically endangered, largely due to poaching and disease, according to the World Wildlife Fund. In the last 25 years ...

"Kowali’s life helped raise awareness about the urgent threats facing western lowland gorillas," Zoo Knoxville CEO and President Bill Street said. "She was deeply cherished by our staff ...

Shabani, the western lowland gorilla at Higashiyama Zoo, gave me a sidelong glance while his massive back was turned toward me. I couldn’t tell how he felt about the shouts of visitors marveling ...