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 ...

COVID-19 isn’t merely a human disease—animals can catch it too. Species infected so far include domestic cats, lions, tigers, mink, and dogs. In January, three gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari ...

Gorillas are so smart, and though we definitely can't interact with them, there's always been a little part of me that's convinced I could make friends with a gorilla. We could totally be besties, ...

"We’re still keeping in mind if the gorillas need that privacy and having the flexibility based on their terms if we can have public come see them or not," explains Associate Animal Curator Laura ...

"To know I'm doing my part to protect endangered gorillas and continue Dian's legacy, is simply amazing," Ellen DeGeneres says of her and Portia de Rossi's work with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Ellen ...

A gorilla living at the Calgary Zoo died after an accident with one of her enclosure's hydraulic doors, officials confirmed. According to a press release from the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo ...

Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently mourned the passing of the park’s oldest gorilla, Gino, at the age of 44. According to an Orlando media outlet, ABC 7, Gino, a western lowland gorilla, had been at ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- They say "monkey see, monkey do," but we're talking about a gorilla, here. Bolingo at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay was caught on video mimicking its animal care specialist, Rachel, doing a ...