A Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016 quickly turned into chaos when a boy slipped into a gorilla enclosure and a 450-lb.

Barney,” a 415-pound, 31-year-old silverback lowland gorilla, and his brother, “Shango,” a 448-pound, 36-year-old silverback, ...

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The Prague Zoo recently witnessed the birth of a critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla, a significant achievement in wildlife conservation. This subspecies, known for its relatively gentle ...

A favorite of many who visit the Cincinnati Zoo is expecting!The zoo says Gladys, their 12-year-old gorilla, is going to be a mom!“Gladys has been set up really well for being a first-time mom ...

She's expecting! A Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden gorilla is set to welcome a little one later this year. Gladys, the Cincinnati Zoo's 12-year-old western lowland gorilla, is pregnant ...

Her team is sharing what they’ve learned so far with other veterinarians at zoos around the U.S., as well as the veterinary team at Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic, where a gorilla (and two ...

Gorilla Assumbo, who just turned 50, was reunited with keeper Marek Ždánský, aged 50, at Rostock Zoo, Germany, on April 14, 2025. This was their first meeting since 1999. Marek cared for Assumbo from ...

Rumors that a gorilla got loose and was running amok forced a zoo in Virginia to put residents minds at ease — by telling them they have nothing to fear because they have no gorillas in ...

Credit: Andres Gomez Heart disease is the leading cause of death in zoo gorillas, but its origins remain unknown ... and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Support for this work was ...

BUT IN LIGHT OF KIT’S AGE, IT’S EVEN MORE RISKY AT THIS POINT, THE ZOO HASN’T PUT OUT ANY UPDATE ON HOW KATUMBI A gorilla at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, who was experiencing serious ...