Gorilla

Animals & Wildlife

The gorilla involved in the widely discussed 2016 incident at the Cincinnati Zoo was a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla named Harambe. On May 28, 2016, a 3-year-old boy enter...

Verified Explanations

Koko, a western lowland gorilla born in captivity, became famous for her reported ability to use American Sign Language and understand spoken English. Researchers taught her a m...

animals-and-nature

Gorillas are long-lived primates, and the oldest gorilla on record is a notable case in modern zoology. This overview presents verified details about the oldest confirmed gorill...

zoo-animals

The San Diego Zoo hosts multiple gorilla individuals across several family groups, primarily western lowland gorillas. These animals reside in a carefully designed habitat that...

Celebrity Profiles

Gino the gorilla refers to a specific western lowland gorilla individual whose name appears in multiple online contexts, often in association with zoos, sanctuaries, or wildlife...

Status Updates

Koko the gorilla died on June 19, 2018, at the Gorilla Foundation’s sanctuary in Woodside, California. She was approximately 46 years old. According to the Gorilla Foundation,...

animals-and-nature

Gorillas are large, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes of the genus Gorilla in the family Hominidae. They are the closest living relatives to humans after chimpanzees and...

Status Updates

Koko the gorilla is deceased. She died on June 19, 2018, at the Gorilla Foundation’s facility in Woodside, California, at approximately 46 years of age. The cause of death was...