A gorilla’s chest beating is an incredible sight, and sound, to behold, but new research based on years of observation of mountain gorillas shows there’s much we never understood about this iconic acoustic. Since people first went to see King Kong, or since gamers first met Donkey Kong from the Mario Bros franchise, most might […]
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Africa’s Great Apes Are Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds
African great apes are some of the most iconic creatures on Earth. Humans’ closest living relative, these majestic primates are becoming increasingly impacted by climate change. In the next three decades, African apes will experience more extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and flooding, according to a new study led by Razak Kiribou, a […]
Video of Large Silverback Gorilla Beating His Chest Right in Front of Photographer
A photographer shared an incredible clip showing a 300-pound-plus silverback gorilla beating its chest inches from another photographer. The now-viral clip — that’s amassed over 92 million views on TikTok and over 22 million on Instagram — shows the large male in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda standing close to a squatting photographer when he […]
Fifth of known species on Earth found in Unesco world heritage sites – survey
A fifth of known life on Earth can be found in Unesco world heritage sites, according to the first survey of the planet’s most important cultural and historical landmarks. From the Great Barrier Reef to the Kazakh steppe, nearly three-quarters of all recorded bird species, two-thirds of all mammals and more than half of all […]
This zoo thought one of their gorillas was male — then it gave birth to a baby
Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn’t a male gorilla. The gorilla, Sully, has lived at the facility with her mother since 2019 and was thought to be male until “the gorilla care team discovered […]
Most species, including humans, who experience early life adversity suffer as adults. How are gorillas different?
There’s something most species—from baboons to humans to horses—have in common: When they suffer serious adversity early in life, they’re more likely to experience hardship later on in life. When researchers from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and the University of Michigan decided to look at this question in gorillas, they weren’t sure what they […]
New York Legislators Move to Halt ‘Banana Races’ Amid Animal Cruelty Concerns
In an era when the ethics of using animals for entertainment are increasingly scrutinized, New York State Senator James Skoufis stands up for primates. In a recent legislative move that’s catching attention, Skoufis proposed a bill to end what he describes as a cruel and antiquated form of entertainment: monkeys parading as jockeys in the […]
Malaria infection harms wild African apes, study shows
Endangered great apes get malaria, just like humans. New evidence from wild bonobos shows us the infection harms them, too. Malaria is a devastating disease caused by parasites transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitos. For humans, symptoms start out mild—fever, headache and chills—but malaria infection can be fatal within 24 hours. For apes, little […]