(A male gorilla is called a silverback when ... that poachers were involved in two-thirds of the total deaths. The mountain gorilla is legally protected within Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans ...

A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more; his enormous arms can span eight feet. The mountain gorilla’s range is limited to a small area of lush wet forests in central Africa.

Male silverback mountain gorillas can reach ... a gorilla guide from BBC Wildlife Magazine. "The strength of a mountain ...

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 wild. Mountain gorillas generally live in ...

Unfortunately, mountain gorillas are critically endangered ... Gorillas Turn Gray as They Age When a male gorilla reaches puberty and becomes an adult, the hairs on his back will start turning ...

After its seizure, authorities handed over the five-month-old male gorilla to the general directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) under the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and ...

Cincinnati Zoo has introduced its first new gorilla since the death of Harambe in 2016. A 29-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla called Mshindi has been transferred from Louisville Zoo.