Petula may, indeed, have been wasting breeding time in Group 4—and if I have learned anything about wild gorillas, it is that they are marvelously controlled by internal, or instinctive ...

It’s very rare for gorillas to breed with family members. It’s also very rare for the mutant albino gene to be seen in gorillas. This is why Snowflake is such a unique case, and why it may be ...

providing essential social environments for male gorillas while supporting sustainable breeding programmes worldwide," a spokesperson said. They said Kivu's death would be "deeply felt" by ...

With the birth of her new infant, Adelina has become the first gorilla born at the Little Rock Zoo to later give birth there. Adelina and her mate Kivu (33) were recommended for breeding by the ...

Even if their number is to be increased by breeding, six of the eight young gorillas today are the children and grandchildren of Momoko, a 41-year-old living at Ueno Zoo. If inbreeding is to be ...

Meisie, born on May 7, 2010, to mother Miliki and father Bukavu, made history as the zoo’s first-ever baby gorilla. Her ...