Some behaviors are instinctive and others have to be learned. This is as true for people as it is for the other members of the animal kingdom. Perhaps you, like me, may have thought until this moment ...

Research shows that heart disease is a long-recognized and persistent medical challenge for gorillas living in zoos, especially adult males. In these managed care systems, many western lowland ...

Tara Stoinski, chief scientist of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, answers your questions about primates from Twitter. Why do gorillas pound on their chest? How do apes communicate with one another? Why ...

I recently learned that gorillas are actually big softies. Behind that frightening chest beating act, there’s actually a shy ...

Tarzan has long since made pals of the chimps, but gorillas still have a terrible reputation. This is enhanced by the snorting, dust-throwing performances that they sometimes put on in zoos. But the ...