The Louisiana State Fire Marshal recommends keeping fireworks at least 200 feet from buildings and flammable items, not ...

Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was ...

A gorilla at Congo Falls, the new two-acre habitat at the San Antonio Zoo. The seven recently-arrived gorillas didn't go ...

From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Christmas Day, anyone can get into the zoo for $8. That means a chance to see the zoo's newly-arrived gorillas and a nighttime Christmas light show at just a fraction of the ...

When Dian Fossey started her work in September 1967, the mountain gorilla population was hurtling towards extinction. She was one of the Trimates, a trio of female primatologists that included Jane ...

On December 26, 1985, Dr. Dian Fossey was tragically murdered in her cabin deep within the Virunga mountains of Rwanda. On the 40th ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...

Unusual for animals from a biological point of view, female mountain gorillas often live many years after last giving birth – just like people. This may be to care for their young, according to ...

The zoo shared on social media that the baby gorilla that was born to first-time mom Gladys on September 20 will be named Mboka Jo. The name was chosen by the primate team at the zoo. Mboka means ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The newest addition to Gorilla World at the Cincinnati Zoo has a name. Gladys gave birth to her baby boy last month. Dad is Mbeli. Gladys, who overcame significant odds after ...

The Cincinnati Zoo's baby gorilla has a name!The zoo announced they have decided on a name for their newest zoo family member after receiving suggestions from the public.The zoo said they have ...