The Columbus zoo’s trailblazing gorilla, the first in the world to be born in captivity, became a matriarch and presided over a family of 34 gorillas.

Roxie was a beloved 48-year-old Western lowland gorilla who was a key figure in her troop and helped gorilla conservation.

A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western ...

GENEVA -- The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining ...

The world's oldest gorilla got a little bit older this week. Fatou, a Western Lowland Gorilla, celebrated her 68th birthday at the Berlin Zoo. Vets at the zoo think Fatou was two years old when she ...

It turns out that we animals who crave sugar have a very important historical biological need for it: Sugar means calories. Weaver quotes psychobiologist Gary Beauchamp, former director and president ...

The world’s oldest female gorilla in captivity celebrated her 68th birthday over the weekend.Fatou, a western lowland gorilla who has lived at Zoo Berlin since 1959, was given a fruit and vegetable ...

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The Zurich Zoo bid farewell to N'Gola, their beloved 47-year-old gorilla, after a long battle with declining health. N'Gola, ...

Roxie was an icon, according to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. She was the longest living resident and was born at the zoo in ...

NGola, a 47-year-old gorilla at Zurich Zoo, was euthanized due to declining health. His legacy includes fathering 34 ...