Scientists found an overlap of four native plant species that were consumed by gorillas and also used in traditional medicine. Researchers tested bark samples of each plant for antibacterial and ...

SAN DIEGO—The four hulking male gorillas roamed their zoo enclosure, sitting pensively on rocks overlooking a waterfall and ...

Scientists believe that gorillas could offer insights into future drug discoveries through their self-medicating behaviour, according to a new study. Four potentially medicinal tropical plants ...

Four plants consumed by wild gorillas in Gabon and used by local communities in traditional medicine show antibacterial and antioxidant properties, researchers report. Four plants consumed by wild ...

Fewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas survive in the wild in Central and West Africa Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to future drug discovery, according to scientists. Researchers in ...

Rwanda’s Virunga volcanoes have become the go-to for once-in-a-lifetime encounters with mountain gorillas. And further south, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa are seen as essential stop-offs ...

Humans could learn a few medical tips from their gorilla cousins, a new study says. Four plants used by wild gorillas in Gabon have antibacterial and antioxidant properties, researcher reported ...

Wild gorillas eat the same tree bark used by traditional healers, which can inhibit the growth of E. coli in petri dishes, according to a new study. Wild gorillas in Gabon eat several of the same ...

Finding new drugs isn’t an easy task, but new research in which wild gorillas were found to be eating the same plants used in local traditional medicine suggests the animal world may just hold ...

“Rwanda has long been looked at as an add-on destination that people go to for gorilla trekking, but there’s much more to see and do,” Calmeyer says. “Kigali is a dynamic city, and other ...

If you don't have kids, it's quite possible you've never heard of Gorilla Tag, and if you do have kids, there's a good chance Gorilla Tag is all you've been hearing about for a few years now.