The eastern gorilla is more darkly coloured than the western gorilla, with the mountain gorilla being the darkest of all. The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair.

Oct 15, 2025 · Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes. The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. …

Oct 14, 2025 · Zoogoers at the San Diego Zoo witnessed the startling moment a gorilla ran up against a glass viewing platform and broke it. The moment was captured on video. In the video …

The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies.

Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts! What's a gorilla's favourite food? And why are gorillas endangered?

Gorilla facts - The gentle giants of the African forest, gorillas are the largest living primate and one of our closest living relatives.

Gorilla populations have dramatically declined since the early 1980s, with almost half of the entire eastern gorilla population suspected to have been wiped out.

Welcome to Gorilla Cam! We’re pleased to introduce wildlife watchers around the world to Gorilla Cam, a unique opportunity to observe the natural behaviors and daily movements of one of the …

There are two species, the western gorilla, and the eastern gorilla, separated by the Congo River. They live in the jungles and tropical forests, where their preferred food proliferates: leaves, …

The rampant destruction of fragile forest habitat is one of the greatest threats to gorilla survival. Logging and mining companies destroy gorilla habitat across their range in Central Africa to …