Humans and gorillas share around 98% of their genetic makeup. So it’s not surprising they exhibit human-like behaviors, ...

A 47-year-old western lowland gorilla died from complications related to heart disease, Zoo Knoxville announced. Screengrab from Zoo Knoxville's Facebook post A primate family is mourning the loss ...

Utah’s Hogle Zoo has a brand new — and important — member of its gorilla family ... who is Addo’s father. Western lowland gorillas such as Addo, Pele and Husani are considered critically ...

Kitombe, the western lowland gorilla known by zoo staff as "Kit ... and they've been letting the family group go in and visit him," said John Linehan, Zoo New England president and CEO.

The three-month-old western lowland gorilla was born in August ... he continues to be accepted as a familiar member of the gorilla family. At night he is being cared for by keepers in zoo-owned ...

Interesting fact: An analysis of the genome of a 30-year-old female western lowland gorilla named Kamilah from the San Diego Wild Animal Park is poised to offer new insights into the evolution of our ...