Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom has welcomed Bakari, a 21-year-old gorilla and new leader of the Gorilla Falls exploration trail family troop. His arrival from the Saint Louis Zoo is part of a ...

"She won't be viewable to guests just yet, but we'll let you know as soon as that changes." ...

That thunderous chest-beating display you picture when you think of gorillas almost certainly means something different than ...

The primates seen in the viral TikTok clip are part of a family of western lowland gorillas that call the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail in the Africa Pavilion of Disney World's Animal Kingdom home ...

Mark Penning, BVSc, started his keynote at the 2026 AVMA Convention in Anaheim, California, by reflecting on where his story began: South Africa, a country he described as home to a staggering degree ...

Gorillas may have greater self-awareness than scientists previously thought. A new study finds that gorillas perform just as well as chimpanzees in tests that require awareness of their own bodies. A ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A baby gorilla was born at the Detroit Zoo in Michigan on Thursday, ...

For decades, mountain gorillas have been subjected to uncontrolled hunting, disease, habitat loss and the ravages of human conflict. Their numbers plummeted, and they are now considered endangered.

A new study is the first to show that gorillas are able to recognize familiar human voices based on their relationship with the speaker. Many animals recognize the voices of members of their own ...

Animal advocates are fighting to see the “world’s saddest gorilla” freed from captivity. Authorities in Thailand have failed to free an aging gorilla that has been kept in a zoo atop a high-rise mall ...

Charlie, one of the male gorillas at Zoo Atlanta, thumps his chest in his enclosure. Credit: Zoo Atlanta Many animals recognize the voices of members of their own species, and some can even recognize ...