A 2-year-old female western lowland gorilla died at the Calgary Zoo after sustaining head injuries from the closing door, zoo officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.

Human error has been deemed the cause of a 2-year-old female western lowland gorilla's death in Canada, Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo officials announced. A formal ...

Belfast Zoo has welcomed the arrival of a new baby gorilla, describing it as "fantastic news". The western lowland gorilla was born last month and remains without a name until its sex can be ...

April 5, 2023 Bokito at the age of 20. Photo: Novum / Rob Doolaard Bokito at the age of 20. Photo: Novum / Rob Doolaard Silverback gorilla Bokito, who caused headlines around the world after escaping ...

A gorilla living at the Calgary Zoo died after an accident with one of her enclosure's hydraulic doors, officials confirmed. According to a press release from the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo ...

Western lowlands are an endangered species that have declined in the wild by more than 60% A critically endangered gorilla has been born at London Zoo, less than a month after the birth of its ...

Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary Zoo. Eyare, a 2-year-old western lowland gorilla, died last ...

Gorillas Samson, Jabir and Virgil slid out of 'an unsecured door' on Thursday morning at Como Zoo in St. Paul Though the animals left their indoor enclosure, the zoo said they were still inside ...

Zoo officials — in San Diego and across the country — aren't thrilled with a new trend: visitors who show videos to gorillas on their phones through glass enclosures. Why it matters ...

When Kumbuka the Silverback managed to take advantage of an open door to make a bid for freedom from the confines of London Zoo’s gorilla enclosure, many feared that ZSL would have ... new revelations ...

Congratulations are in order to Kambera, a western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, who welcomed a baby girl into the world on ...