Koko the gorilla and Washoe the chimpanzee learned ... shortly after Panbanisha died there in 2012. The Ape Conservation and Cognition Initiative (ACCI) took over the facility in 2013.

The Gorilla Foundation said the 280-pound western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation's preserve in California's Santa Cruz mountains on Tuesday.

Koko the Gorilla & Her Kitten. Image by kokoflix via YouTube Koko, the gorilla famous for her sign language skills, expressed a desire for a pet. Her caregivers granted her wish, introducing her to a ...

BERLIN (AP) — Fatou, the oldest gorilla living in captivity worldwide, is getting ready for her 68th birthday in style. The ...

Roxie was a beloved 48-year-old Western lowland gorilla who was a key figure in her troop and helped gorilla conservation.

A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. A western ...

A gorilla described as a favorite of staff and guests alike at the Pittsburgh Zoo has died. Harry, a 33-year-old western lowland gorilla, died after a "sudden cardiac event" on Tuesday afternoon ...

Harry — Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium’s oldest male gorilla — died Tuesday of a “sudden cardiac event.” At 33 years old, the Western lowland silver-back gorilla was a longtime zoo favorite ...

FILE - N'Gola, the silverback male of the gorilla group at Zurich Zoo celebrates his 40th birthday on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Zurich. (Siggi Bucher/Keystone via AP, file) 32,503 people played ...