The new baby gorilla at the Little Rock Zoo in Little Rock, Arkansas, now has a name thanks to TODAY viewers. Beni's name, which was revealed April 8 on the show, comes from the name of territory ...

Gorillas, the largest apes (Hominoidea) are native to the tropical and sub-tropical forests of Sub-Saharan Africa. Gorillas are closely related to humans, but have a somewhat shorter lifespan of 35 to ...

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The Columbus Zoo’s trailblazing gorilla, the first in the world to be born in captivity, became a matriarch and presided over ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A special event at the Little Rock Zoo shined a light on the prevention of child abuse. Channel Seven News at the zoo as the Arkansas Division of Children and Family ...

Nyati's parents, Schroeder and Alice, lived with her at the zoo, along with other western lowland gorillas Nne, Dara and Arlene. When Schroeder and Alice welcomed their new baby gorilla in 2017 ...

A western lowland gorilla ‘Nyati’ born at Como Zoo in October 2017 has died, according to zoo officials. Nyati was euthanized on Tuesday following what zoo officials say was “a significant ...

Nyati, a western lowland gorilla born in the Como Park Zoo, has died following years of battling brain lesions. According to the Como Zoo, the decision to euthanize Nyati was made on Tuesday ...

A 22-year-old giraffe named Mahali and the oldest resident at the zoo, Roxie, a 48-year-old lowland gorilla were "humanely euthanized," as the statements said. Mahali was the first calf born in ...

Gorillas Alice and baby Nyati eat inside the Como Zoo's Gorilla Forest behind-the-scenes habitat space. “Nyati spent her final days with access to the outdoors, surrounded by her gorilla family ...