The oldest male lowland gorilla at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium died after ongoing heart problems, the zoo announced ...

What would you do if you were approached by a silverback mountain gorilla? Watch the amazing footage of this close encounter.

But in reality it’s actually an established practice by male mountain gorillas ... is done to assert themselves as leaders. A ...

A student helper rushed in to tell me about the interloper. "I think he's a lone silverback, an older one." (A male gorilla is called a silverback when, at about age 11 to 13, the hair turns gray ...

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating one of its most beloved animals — who is believed to be the oldest silverback gorilla in the world! Ramses, who turned 52 on Wednesday, has seemingly stolen the ...

"It's the gorilla equivalent of a purr ... Inside it is Ndume, the male silverback. We can't see each other, but I'm told he is well aware I'm here and I have to keep my voice down, as he's ...