While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

Great apes and an unforgettable encounter with elephants in the forests and swamps of the Congo ...

A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park said on Wednesday, in what it ...

(AP) The population of Uganda’s mountain gorillas has grown to 400, up from 302 in 2006, according to a census conducted last year, bringing the total number of mountain gorillas in Africa to 880 and ...

Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, according to a newly published report. Endangered chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and critically ...

WASHINGTON — Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports. Outbreaks in the Congo Republic and Gabon ...

Tom Harrison knuckle-walked 26 miles to raise money for endangered gorillas. — -- One man’s idea to raise awareness and money for protecting endangered gorillas in Africa might seem bananas to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mafuko, who is 22 years old, and her twins will be closely monitored by staff at Virunga National Park to support them at this ...

Mafuko, who is 22 years old, and her twins will be closely monitored by staff at Virunga National Park to support them at this critical early period [Virunga National Park] A pair of twin mountain ...