(A male gorilla is called a silverback when ... To maintain a group's durability over time requires a strong silverback, support from a maturing male, and enough females to allow regular breeding ...

When a wildlife cameraman was invited to film the gradual exposure of a gorilla family to humans ... Suddenly, the giant silverback - known as Mpungwe - charged at him with a shriek.

Nature cinematographer Vianet Djenguet and his crew captured incredible footage of a silverback gorilla snuggling her babies ...

Many Silverback Mountain Gorillas do ... that the child would've been safe even if the gorilla hadn't stopped — there was some very strong glass protecting him. Although it's a good reminder ...

Charles died on Oct. 29 of natural causes after experiencing significant health issues, the Toronto Zoo detailed ...

The Toronto Zoo says its 52-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla, Charles, died Tuesday after the sudden onset of "significant health issues." Charles had been a fixture at the zoo since ...

The Toronto Zoo says Charles, a 52-year-old silverback gorilla who had shown signs of deteriorating health, died on Tuesday. The zoo says Charles died from natural causes after staff noticed he was ...

The Toronto Zoo says Charles, a 52-year-old silverback gorilla who had shown signs of deteriorating health recently, passed away on Tuesday. Charles picks a piece of fruit from the "Nassir ...