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: Bili the rescued gorilla rests in the arms of a caregiver from the Jane Goodall Institute. Three years after her rescue in Lagos, Bili the gorilla has arrived at a sanctuary in the Republic of the Congo. Her journey from…
Before Dian Fossey met her tragic fate, she came face to face with some of humankind’s closest nonhuman relatives. For the past three years I have spent most of my days with wild mountain gorillas. Their home, and mine, has…
A baby gorilla has been born for the first time in our new gorilla group. The female has been named Amata and is being cared for wonderfully by her mother, Mayumi, and the rest of the gorilla group. On July…
A new gorilla is taking over the family troop at San Diego Zoo Safari Park months after the unexpected death of Paul Donn, who had been the troop’s leader, while a younger male has joined a bachelor group at the…
Nor’easter to bring heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding to Brooklyn Sep 24, 2026, 9:26 PM The Bronx Zoo took people behind the scenes of what a CT scan looks like for a gorilla on World Gorilla Day. The medical team at…
Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo announces gorilla pregnancy cjwe.ca Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo announces gorilla pregnancy Yesterday’s World Gorilla Day came with an announcement from the Wilder Institutes Calgary Zoo. In a press release, it was announced that the 25-year-old…
Sep 24, 2026, 9:26 PM The Bronx Zoo took people behind the scenes of what a CT scan looks like for a gorilla on World Gorilla Day. The medical team at the zoo noticed a female gorilla had a lump on her abdomen.
The Wilder Institute’s Calgary Zoo has announced a pregnancy in its western lowland gorilla troop. The organization used World Gorilla Day Thursday to announce 25-year-old Dossi is expecting. “Pregnancy and birth are significant moments for any gorilla,” said animal care…
On World Gorilla Day, recent discoveries reveal remarkable new details about how gorillas think, remember, socialize, and survive. Gorillas have spent generations watching humans enter their forests. Yet the more scientists learn about gorillas, the harder it becomes to describe…
Gorillas have spent generations watching humans enter their forests. Yet the more scientists learn about gorillas, the harder it becomes to describe them simply as animals reacting to whatever happens around them. Gorillas remember. They form lasting relationships. They make…