One of the biggest tourist attractions in Uganda is the ability to get up close and personal with some of the world’s most intriguing animals, including gorillas. Throughout the Bwindi Impenetrable ...

Four gorillas are back in the wild after an impressive journey. According to a news release from the conservation organization Re: Wild, a quartet of critically endangered female eastern lowland ...

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Ever imagined a wild animal trying to play tag with a human with no dangerous intent? Turns out, it’s not as rare as you’d think. You’d probably think of Fido or Fluffy when you picture an animal that ...

Where Do Mountain Gorillas Live? As their name suggests, mountain gorillas live at high elevations deep in the forests of mountain ranges. Their range extends in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National ...

Four adult female gorillas rescued from the illegal wildlife trade and rehabilitated at the GRACE sanctuary in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are pictured here on the day they were ...

Baby gorilla finds new home at Cincinnati Zoo after mother rejects her. — -- Two zoos are joining forces, working to find this adorable baby gorilla a new mom. The 5-week-old girl named Kamina ...

Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was ...

Four critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas moved from a sanctuary to the wild world of Mt. Tshiaberimu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...