Bright eyes peered at me through a lattice of ferns. I occupied a branch of another tree, slightly downhill from the gorilla who stared at me. We were both in a forest on Mount Visoke in Rwanda ...

The gorilla is famous for being able to express her emotions through sign language, even mourning the death of celebrity friend Robin Williams Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

Mountain gorillas have darker and thicker fur, and lowland gorillas are usually slimmer and have a greyish colour. Where do mountain gorillas and lowland gorillas live? They live in central ...

Explore 12 highlights from our Treasures Gallery spanning 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history. A royal lion skull, a Moon rock, a famous gorilla, even Darwin’s pigeons: uncover some of the most ...

Koko the Gorilla has died, but her memory is alive in the hearts of her fans, many of whom are celebrities. In her 46-year life, the primate met numerous famous faces (and furry ones) at her home ...