Roxie was a beloved 48-year-old Western lowland gorilla who was a key figure in her troop and helped gorilla conservation.

A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western ...

On Wednesday, April 9, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) shared that recently, Roxie, a 48-year-old female Western lowland ...

Rafiki died before Thor was a year old ... that poachers were involved in two-thirds of the total deaths. The mountain gorilla is legally protected within Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans ...

Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei). As their name hints, they live in the mountains at elevations between 8,000 and 13,000 feet. These gorillas live on the ...

Many mountain gorilla groups have been habituated to human presence and are a major tourist draw. In addition to supporting the important surveillance activities of park staff, visitor revenue has ...

“The mountain gorillas have really shaped ... Many of the apes were extremely unwell, including a baby gorilla that, despite medical interventions, died. “This made me realize that you couldn ...