Researchers have seen mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda are taking to drinking more water as heat waves have become more intense.

"There is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla – than with any other animal I know." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In mountain gorilla troops, females hold real sway, challenging bigger males and influencing the social pecking order. Whether ...

1. Introduction and methods -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- The country -- Taxonomy -- History of the discovery and study of the mountain gorilla -- Procedure and methods -- 2. Distribution and ...

That's why actor Andy Serkis turned to Zoo Atlanta's Tara Stoinski to learn the ways of real gorillas in Rwanda. Although Kong is a computer-generated creature on the big screen, Serkis acted as Kong ...

San Antonio Zoo opened Congo Falls, marking the return of gorillas to the city after over 35 years. Hope Roth, vice president of marketing, sales and communication ...

[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 ...