By Orji Sunday On a night in 1997, Benjamin Dauda killed a gorilla for the first time. Shrouding his lanky frame in dark fog, he stalked a foraging troop, finally dispatching his bullet on his mark.

A moment later a furry head appeared ... three years of study of the mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei), largest of the great apes. The animal is already classified by international ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in zoo gorillas, but its origins remain unknown. Researchers from the University ...

Had Fossey not so fiercely protected the gorillas and their habitat, these apes, resting on the high-elevation slopes of Mount Karisimbi, probably wouldn’t exist today. But her methods earned ...

Mayor debunks common misconceptions about the behavior and appearance of the great apes, such as the brutish strength and massive size of the gorilla-like ape, King Kong, in "King Kong" (2005 ...

In the Planet of the Apes franchise, the Gorilla Soldiers are the military enforcers of Ape City! They serve as a soldier under the rule of General Ursus in the original 1968 film series.