The eastern gorilla is more darkly coloured than the western gorilla, with the mountain gorilla being the darkest of all. The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair.

Oct 15, 2025 · Gorilla, genus of primates containing the largest of the apes. The gorilla is one of the closest living relatives to humans. Only the chimpanzee and the bonobo are closer. …

Oct 14, 2025 · A massive gorilla was seen charging at the wall of its enclosure at a California zoo, smashing a portion of a thick glass panel in front of horrified onlookers, shocking video …

Oct 14, 2025 · Zoogoers at the San Diego Zoo witnessed the startling moment a gorilla ran up against a glass viewing platform and broke it. The moment was captured on video. In the video …

The two gorilla species—the eastern and western gorilla—live in equatorial Africa, separated by about 560 miles of Congo Basin forest. Each has a lowland and upland subspecies.

Learn about these brilliant forest dwellers in our ten top gorilla facts! What's a gorilla's favourite food? And why are gorillas endangered?

Gorilla facts - The gentle giants of the African forest, gorillas are the largest living primate and one of our closest living relatives.

Gorilla populations have dramatically declined since the early 1980s, with almost half of the entire eastern gorilla population suspected to have been wiped out.

There are two species, the western gorilla, and the eastern gorilla, separated by the Congo River. They live in the jungles and tropical forests, where their preferred food proliferates: leaves, …

Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but the western lowland gorilla is the smallest of the subspecies. Native to the Congo Basin, the western lowland gorilla is a quiet, peaceful and …