In the wild gorillas can live to 30 or 40 but in captivity can live as long as 50. Binga was born in captivity during a breeding programme at Zurich Zoo in 2001 and was sent to South Africa in 2008.

Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas survive in the wild in Central and West Africa Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to future drug discovery, according to scientists. Researchers in ...

Binga the gorilla had a rotten molar which required a team of eight specialists, nurses and students to extract safely.

Sadly we may also be their biggest threat. People have been pushing into the mountain gorilla’s forests in central Africa for decades – now there are only about 1000 of these splendid beasts in the ...

“Whenever we anaesthetise animals like gorillas, we take the opportunity ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information websites bringing ...

Mountain gorillas are endangered with just over 1,000 in existence. Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories 'Conservation successes' bring hope for mountain gorilla 'Lightning strike' kills ...

Perhaps the world's greatest animal quest is trekking to visit the gorillas of Central Africa, the region of Uganda, Rwanda, and the Republic of the Congo. Experiencing these gentle giants in ...