Entering the heart of Africa, where lush and misty forests echo with the gentle gasps of one of the most awe inspiring ...

Scientists based the research on 20 years of data covering multiple groups of gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, in Rwanda.

Female mountain gorillas use memory and social bonds to choose new groups, avoiding familiar males while seeking known female ...

With only about 1,000 left in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Fund and the International Gorilla Conservation ...

When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've lived with in the past, showing the power of long-term relationships.

The Tampa Bay Times reported that “giant rodents, huge boa constrictors, hundreds of iguanas and all manner of monkeys are ...

KIGALI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's gorilla naming ceremony, locally known as Kwita Izina, is set to take place on Sep. 5, with 40 baby gorillas to be named, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has ...

Over 50 years ago, the idea that males had universal social power over females across all mammalian species was challenged by ...

"I'm not going if I don't know anyone"—sound all too familiar? Well it's not just humans. Socializing in a new group can be ...

The "GMA" co-anchor got a closer look at mountain gorillas in their natural habitat. There are only about a thousand still in existence and a third live in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda.

Female gorillas choose new groups by avoiding familiar males and following old female friends, reducing inbreeding and social ...