KAMPALA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- A new scientific census estimates that around 426 chimpanzees live alongside endangered mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, a forest in southwestern ...

In the impossibly abundant rainforests of central Africa, one of the world’s great travel experiences awaits. Mountain gorillas live in only three countries—Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Sept. 24 is observed as World Gorilla Day. It was launched in 2017 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of a Rwanda-based gorilla study center founded by ...

These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest feature our close “cousins” A mountain gorilla seemingly enjoys a moment of solitude in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, surrounded by ...

In what must have been an equally terrifying and thrilling encounter, tourists in Rwanda get up close and personal with a massive silverback mountain gorilla. The tourists manage to keep their cool, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why female mountain gorillas live long after their last birth - to help their grandchildren for example. Martha Robbins/EurekAlert ...

Primate keepers—with help from the western lowland gorilla troop—revealed that the baby gorilla born May 27 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is female. Pictured are ...

Snakes live all over the world. Some of them crush their prey to death while others use potent venom to put an end to their foes. Gorillas live in Africa, a continent that is known for its numerous ...