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Four-tonne interactive gorilla sculpture wows onlookers at Bristol zoo

A giant interactive gorilla sculpture weighing in at more than four tonnes has been turning heads in Bristol. The installation was unveiled at Bristol Zoo Gardens to mark the final opening weeks ahead of its closure on September 3. The gorilla, ...

21 Jul 2022 at 20:39

Early life adversity sees most species suffer later on, but not gorillas – study

Most species, including humans, who experience early life adversity suffer as adults, but gorillas break the mould, new research suggests. Previous studies by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund revealed that young gorillas are resilient to losing ...

15 May 2023 at 16:48

Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind-altering experience

Great apes deliberately spin around in order to make themselves dizzy, researchers have discovered, Academics at the University of Warwick and the University of Birmingham suggest the findings could provide clues about humans evolving the ...

14 Mar 2023 at 08:32

Northern Ireland

Oldest gorilla in UK celebrates her 60th birthday

The oldest gorilla in the UK is celebrating her 60th birthday at Belfast Zoo. Delilah, who has been at the zoo for more than 30 years, shot to fame in the 1970s when she starred in the BBC show Animal Magic with Johnny Morris. Delilah ...

22 Sept 2023 at 14:12

London Zoo celebrates birth of critically endangered baby gorilla

A critically endangered baby gorilla has been born at London Zoo leaving zookeepers “grinning from ear to ear”. Mother, Mjukuu, gave birth to the western lowland gorilla infant, whose name and sex are yet to be determined, on ...

18 Jan 2024 at 15:59

Stolen 8ft Gary the Gorilla statue returned to owner cut in half

A giant gorilla statue stolen from a garden centre is back home – but is half what it used to be. Gary the Gorilla was taken from Reynard Nursery in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, in March last year. Owner Andrew Scott had ...

26 Mar 2024 at 13:37

London Zoo ‘over the moon’ to welcome second critically endangered baby gorilla

Staff at London Zoo have said they are “over the moon” to have welcomed a second critically endangered baby gorilla in less than a month. The western lowland gorilla baby, whose sex has not been confirmed, was born at ...

14 Feb 2024 at 10:11

World

Winston, beloved gorilla at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies aged 52

Winston, a western lowland gorilla who was a favourite attraction at a California safari park, has died at the age of 52, officials said. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park said Winston was euthanised on Saturday after ...

15 Jul 2024 at 08:45

World

Berlin Zoo celebrates gorilla’s 67th birthday with fruity treat

Berlin Zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is the oldest gorilla in the world. Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin ...

12 Apr 2024 at 15:34

World

Baby gorilla born at Detroit Zoo

A zoo in the US is celebrating the birth of a baby gorilla. Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth on Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. “Bandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so ...

09 Aug 2024 at 16:45

Policeman to cycle 1,300 miles to Ukraine raising money for displaced Ukrainians

A former police officer will cycle 1,300 miles to Ukraine to raise money for people displaced by Russia’s invasion and tell them “we are thinking of you”. Tom Harrison, 47, is no stranger to challenges ...

09 Sept 2024 at 06:45

London Zoo begins week-long annual stocktake counting more than 10,000 animals

Staff at London Zoo readied their clipboards and calculators on Friday as they began to count more than 10,000 animals during the annual stocktake. The stocktake is a requirement of the zoo’s annual ...

03 Jan 2025 at 18:05

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