Many Silverback Mountain Gorillas do see eye contact as a challenge. A male gorilla will keep his eyes open to any challengers that might threaten the safety of his family. Direct eye contact will ...

The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining health, a zoo ...

For the third time in 13 months, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium has suffered the loss of a beloved western lowland silverback gorilla. Harry, a 33-year-old male, died March 25 after suffering a “ ...

Harry — Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s oldest male gorilla — died Tuesday of a “sudden cardiac event.” At 33 years old, the Western lowland silver-back gorilla was a longtime zoo favorite ...

After a successful Caesarean section, 39-year-old mother gorilla Kiki welcomed a healthy baby - the first male to be born at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston. From policy announcements, to campaign ...

"I think he's a lone silverback, an older one." (A male gorilla is called a silverback when, at about age 11 to 13, the hair turns gray to silver across his back.) "Nonsense!" I replied.

Harry was the oldest male gorilla in the zoo's troop of six. He was 33 years old. The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced Wednesday the passing of a beloved gorilla who was said to be a longtime ...

Harry had been receiving treatment for cardiac disease since 2022. Harry was the oldest male in the zoo's gorilla troop of six. Born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1991, Harry came to Pittsburgh a year ...

GENEVA -- The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining ...