UPDATE: The gorilla habitat at the San Antonio Zoo is one-step closer to becoming reality. The Historic and Design Review Commission approved the design of the gorilla habitat, meaning the zoo can ...

There are about a thousand mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and about half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brookfield Zoo Chicago opened its new Tropical Forests primate habitat Friday, featuring an expanded space for the zoo’s first ...

Zookeepers and animal care experts safely transported seven western lowland gorillas from three U.S. zoos to the San Antonio Zoo after months of detailed planning. Congo Falls is a new two-acre, ...

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Gorillas soon will return to the San Antonio Zoo. The city’s Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved designs for a habitat with a pair of large yards, a tower for ...

Following its award-winning expansion of its Asia habitat, the BioPark Zoo is in the process of designing a new $22 million gorilla habitat, funded in part by a one-eighth cent gross receipts tax ...

Over the last two months, 1,500 hectares of prime mountain gorilla habitat have been cleared by illegal settlers in Virunga National Park, a World Heritage Site. Gland, Switzerland – Over the last two ...

The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium announced it will exchange gorillas with Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo.

B'Wenzi the gorilla in Congo Falls (San Antonio Zoo)© San Antonio Zoo A: Moving animals (big or small) takes a great deal of planning involving many animal care experts. Animal care facilities work ...