Gorillas and humans alike have long sampled the rich diversity of plants that grow in the humid rainforest of Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, in the central African country of Gabon. Side by side, we ...

Wild gorillas in Gabon eat several of the same plants traditional healers in the region use, and these plants show antibacterial properties in lab dishes, scientists found. In a new study, compounds ...

With close to a million species now threatened with extinction, it's not often you hear about a conservation success story. But the mountain gorillas of the East African nation of Rwanda are just that ...

To survive, animals compete for resources, be it food, mating partners or territory. But a ground breaking recent study shows chimpanzees and gorillas form friendships, some lasting at least 20 years.

BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by ...

BWINDI, Uganda — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by Dian ...

VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda - Rwandan soldiers fanned out across Virunga National Park on Tuesday to protect endangered mountain gorillas after militiamen grilled one male and ate its meat. A second ...

If you love to go on adventures and travel around the world, and you ever find yourself in the jungle, especially in the tropical forests of Africa, there’s a chance that you may come across a gorilla ...

Friendly associations between gorillas and chimpanzees in the wild can persist for decades, and may originate around food sharing and defense against predators. When you purchase through links on our ...