Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A silverback mountain gorilla named Segasira looks up as he lies under a tree in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. (Photo: Felipe ...

Gorillas are known for their intimidating strength, massive size, and human-like behaviors. In fact, according to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, Fossey Fund researchers in Rwanda and Congo have even ...

Rwanda is home to 26 different primate species. From apes to monkeys and even gorillas, each has its own unique habitat and ...

Muscling through foliage so thick it feels like I’m discovering a new planet, my foot slips. Tangled roots and rain-slicked nettles feel designed to trip you up – but as quickly as I falter, porter ...

Around half of the babies will fall victims to vicious inter-family fights, experts say - Copyright AFP/File Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Around half of the babies will fall ...

Inspired by the Rwandan tradition of holding a naming ceremony for babies after their birth, Kwita Izina – or ‘to give a name’ in the national language, Kinyarwanda – is an event like no other on ...

Jean-Felix Kinani was far from center stage Tuesday when Rwanda held its tenth annual Kwita Izina, the national naming ceremony for baby mountain gorillas born during the past 12 months. Yet the 18 ...

Gorillas often get a bad rap, but folks who work with them say they're as much gentle as giant. On a recent trip to scope out the primates, an NPR... Growling With The Gorillas: A Rwanda Mountain Trek ...

In 2004, when park worker Edwin Sabuhoro heard that a baby gorilla had been poached from the Volcanoes National Park, it became a turning point in his life. The native Rwandan had heard rumors before ...