The mountain gorilla rebound is impressive in the light of the animal’s unhurried reproductive biology. Male gorillas reach adulthood at 12 to 15 years, and each social group of 5 to 40 ...

But in reality it’s actually an established practice by male mountain gorillas. And, as this video shows, they start learning it young. In this video, a young gorilla named Kwanda is already ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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.

Harry — Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s oldest male gorilla — died Tuesday of a “sudden cardiac event.” At 33 years old, the Western lowland silver-back gorilla was a longtime zoo favorite ...

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 ...

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