Gorillas and humans share 98.3% of their DNA. That figure comes from genome sequencing published in Nature in 2012, which also found that roughly 30% of the gorilla genome is actually closer to humans ...

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New research from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University of Turku reveals that female mountain gorillas, like humans and a handful of other mammals, can live long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka was just 26 when she became the first wildlife veterinarian in her home country of Uganda in 1996. Nine ...

In Cameroon’s Campo Ma’an National Park, western lowland gorillas were once a rare sight. If they heard a human voice, they fled. That reaction was driven by a long history of human-led activities, ...

Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more. A University of Warwick study published Thursday found that humans and all four other living great ape species—chimpanzees, bonobos, ...

A new study led by Concordia researchers suggests that carefully habituating wild gorillas to non-threatening humans can help the animals overcome long-term aversions to people in areas with a history ...

Sick of the rain? So were these gorillas as they held their babies close and shuffled to avoid the raindrops. COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- Sick of the rain? So were these gorillas as they held their ...

Gorillas are very intelligent creatures who experience many of the same emotions that humans do. Some of these heightened emotions can lead to arguments. But as one gorilla learned, sometimes things ...