There are about a thousand mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and about half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains ...

I recently learned that gorillas are actually big softies. Behind that frightening chest beating act, there’s actually a shy ...

An unusual hypothetical question has captured the internet’s collective imagination in recent weeks, generating thousands of reactions across social media platforms. The scenario in question, whether ...

Much of what we know about the ecology and social behavior of gorillas stems from the constant observation of the Virunga mountain gorillas. Many common primate behaviors were first discovered in this ...

Fredrika, known to zoo staff as “Freddy,” turned 50 years old on June 5, which is 13 years past the average lifespan for a gorilla in captivity. She is a mother of 12, a grandmother, and a ...

[This post was co-authored with Stacy Rosenbaum of the University of Chicago and a longer version can be found here.] The forests of Virunga National Park have been the subject of continuous intense ...