A full-grown male gorilla can weigh over 400 pounds — and most of it is muscle. But the size isn’t the real story. Gorilla muscle fibers are denser than a human’s and attach to thicker bones with far ...

Dian Fossey transformed our view of mountain gorillas while fighting to save them. But she was also a flawed obsessive whose ...

Number of mountain gorillas in the world is growing - the incredible legacy of Dian Fossey who was murdered 40 years ago on Boxing Day 1985 ...

The gorilla moves with quiet majesty through Uganda’s highland forests, while across the country, communities are stepping up ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...

Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools ...

Sticking with a long-term life partner to rear children has long been considered a dominant mating pattern for our species, ...

At an archaeological site in Barnham, Suffolk, researchers uncovered remarkable evidence of the earliest known human-made ...

Impact on Gorilla Preservation When Dian Fossey started her work in September 1967, the mountain gorilla population was ...

When bedtime meets playtime with a stubborn little gorilla. You've Probably Never Seen These Rare Vintage Photos of Lucille ...

From capturing fans with athletic prowess to bringing joy to millions with a viral dance, these figures were tough losses in ...