Humans and gorillas alike are mourning the sudden passing of Oscar Jonesy, a critically endangered Western lowland gorilla ...

“I have seen a silverback gorilla take a green coconut and crush it — beyond the strength of anything you know. So it’s a choice between a human life and an animal life.” This story drove ...

In one corner, we have the mighty Silverback Mountain Gorilla, with powerful arm strength and fearsome teeth. In the other ...

Is this silverback flipping visitors the bird, or does this hand gesture have another meaning to a gorilla? Click here to ...

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens is mourning Oscar Jonesy, its beloved 43-year-old lowland gorilla and leader of the zoo’s gorilla ...

A critically endangered Western lowland gorilla, named "Oscar Jonesy," died on Thursday afternoon following a medical ...

The hoot bark is more often heard when an animal is curious or alarmed. When given by the dominant silverback, it usually attracts the immediate attention of the group. Gorilla vocalization has ...

The response to the shooting death of Harambe, a 17-year-old endangered Western lowland silverback male gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, has been highly charged and emotional. The shooting has ...

Oscar Jonesy was born in 1981 and had resided at the Buffalo Zoo for many years before becoming the "silverback ... Gorilla Preserve", an open-air habitat with a window that allows the animal ...