Staff at an Ohio zoo received a surprise delivery when a gorilla they believed for four years to be a male gave birth. Columbus Zoo said that Sully, who has been a resident since 2019, was ...

8. Gorillas Turn Gray as They Age When a male gorilla reaches puberty and becomes an adult, the hairs on his back will start turning gray. This is how you know that he has reached maturity.

With a baby gorilla falling unexpectedly into its hands at Istanbul Airport, the government is asking the public for help in ...

The 38-year-old male gorilla has long been treated for glaucoma and heart disease, which are both managed by medication, zoo officials said. Heart disease is one of the biggest health issues that ...

"I think he's a lone silverback, an older one." (A male gorilla is called a silverback when, at about age 11 to 13, the hair turns gray to silver across his back.) "Nonsense!" I replied.

On Saturday, Harambe, a 17-year-old male gorilla, was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped into his enclosure. Harambe was a Western lowland silverback gorilla ...

Following a recent and rapid decline in health, Kitombe, a male western lowland gorilla better known to the public as Kit, died at 38 years old on Thursday, the Franklin Park Zoo announced.