Much of what we know about the ecology and social behavior of gorillas stems from the constant observation of the Virunga mountain gorillas. Many common primate behaviors were first discovered in this ...

That's why actor Andy Serkis turned to Zoo Atlanta's Tara Stoinski to learn the ways of real gorillas in Rwanda. Although Kong is a computer-generated creature on the big screen, Serkis acted as Kong ...

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Visitors to the Toronto Zoo are being urged to stop showing cellphone videos to gorillas, with staff members saying it’s become too much of a distraction and might affect ...

The Australian conservationist urged people discussing a fight between 100 men and one gorilla to look at the debate in a different way Robert Irwin/TikTok Robert Irwin talked about the viral one ...

[This post was co-authored with Stacy Rosenbaum of the University of Chicago and a longer version can be found here.] The forests of Virunga National Park have been the subject of continuous intense ...