Venture into Virunga National Park with Smithsonian writer Paul Raffaele as he examines the threats facing mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Explore Subscribe Newsletters ...

they’ll be among the first dispatched to track its source—and help contain the disease before it reaches the remaining mountain gorillas and the humans who live near them. In the meantime ...

But he’s not one of the many tourists who pay $800 an hour to meet the charismatic mountain gorillas that live there. He’s a ...

Mountain gorillas generally live in groups of several females with their young and usually one dominant adult male – known as a ‘silverback’ because of the patch of silver hair on his back and hips.

Where do mountain gorillas and lowland gorillas live? They live in central Africa, where there are lots of rainforests. This is why they like to eat all sorts of plants! Their climbing skills are ...

The mountain gorilla is legally protected within ... All three adults, in effect, had died so that he might live. The contest for Group 4 leadership was not over. Tiger didn't have the physique ...

They live in family groups ... Tell us what a typical trip to see the mountain gorillas entails. CJ: You buy a permit to spend one hour with the gorillas. It's not cheap: It starts at about ...

Gorillas are the biggest of all primates. Male gorillas, called silverbacks because of the silver hair on their backs, can weigh up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds) and stand over 1.8 metres (6 feet) ...