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Mother and baby "Ma'ax."
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14 Places to Get Personal with Primates

We live on the planet of the apes.
Allegra Rosenberg October 3, 2025
Leicester, Vermont

Queen Connie

A gorilla holding a VW Beetle isn't what you'd expect in rural Vermont.
A mountain gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
animals

Wildlife Vets Trek Through Mud and Mist to Care for Rwanda's Gorillas

The dedicated team's work includes life-saving interventions for the critically endangered animals.
Lola Méndez June 23, 2022
Shamong, New Jersey

Mighty Joe the Gorilla

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.
The annual event is called Kwita Izina—“give a name” in Kinyarwanda, the country’s indigenous language.
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How to Name a Mountain Gorilla in Rwanda

Start with an ancestral ceremony for human babies. Then add 30,000 people who want to save the endangered, majestic primates.
Chloe Berge October 18, 2019
The western lowland gorilla's diet consists of leaves, some fruit ... and nuts, apparently.
science

What Nut-Eating Gorillas in Gabon Mean for Human Evolution

Researchers spent 6,000 hours documenting their diet.
Isaac Schultz August 7, 2019
The statue of Guy the gorilla.
London, England

Statue of Guy the Gorilla

A sculpture of a famous ape who was once a beloved household name in London.
Mountain gorilla at the American Museum of Natural History.
New York, New York

Gorilla Diorama

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Senkwekwe Mountain Gorilla Center

The world's only facility where orphaned mountain gorillas are cared for.