Lower-level male gorillas, or subordinates, also perform the chest-beating behavior, as do baby male gorillas when they’re playing. Wright says there doesn’t seem to be a relationship between how big ...

Since King Kong first appeared on the silver screen in 1933, the fictional giant ape has exposed audiences all over the world to a very real gorilla behavior—chest-beating. But it may surprise you to ...

SAN DIEGO, Oct 14: A 10-year-old western lowland gorilla named Denny broke one layer of protective glass in its enclosure at the San Diego Zoo on Saturday, zoo officials confirmed. The incident took ...

1. Introduction and methods -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- The country -- Taxonomy -- History of the discovery and study of the mountain gorilla -- Procedure and methods -- 2. Distribution and ...

In contrast, gorillas communicate through vocalizations such as grunts or loud hoots when threatened instead of attacking as snakes do. In addition, while both species can become aggressive when ...

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 ...

[This post was co-authored with Stacy Rosenbaum of the University of Chicago and a longer version can be found here.] The forests of Virunga National Park have been the subject of continuous intense ...

The mountain gorilla silverbacks even ‘parent’ other males’ infants, and their collective protective abilities mean that infants in groups with more than one male are less likely to die of infanticide ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is set to receive another gorilla months after the sudden passing of beloved silverback Oscar Jonesy, officials said Thursday. The 27-year-old ...