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Gorillas are digging for a surprising food in the jungle soil
Gorillas aren't hunting bugs - they're foraging for truffles. A new study uncovers surprising behavior deep in the Congo ...
Gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park scratch the ground for truffles, not for insects as long assumed
A recently published paper reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo's Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is a foraging ...
Gorilla at Como Zoo euthanized after years of health struggles
A gorilla at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory has been euthanized after years of “continued medical deterioration.” The zoo ...
Remembering Colo: The long life of the world's oldest gorilla at the Columbus Zoo
The Columbus Zoo’s trailblazing gorilla, the first in the world to be born in captivity, became a matriarch and presided over ...
Como Zoo euthanizes Nyati, gorilla with degenerative brain lesions
A Twin Cities zoo had to euthanize one of its gorillas this week, despite a yearslong effort to treat the ape's deteriorating ...
Western lowland gorilla ‘Nyati’ dies at St. Paul’s Como Zoo
Nyati was euthanized on Tuesday following what zoo officials say was “a significant decline in her quality of life due to ...
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Como Park Zoo euthanizes gorilla following years-long battle with neurological complications
Nyati, a western lowland gorilla born in the Como Park Zoo, has died following years of battling brain lesions.
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Como Zoo euthanizes Nyati, gorilla with degenerative brain lesions
Nyati's parents, Schroeder and Alice, lived with her at the zoo, along with other western lowland gorillas Nne, Dara and Arlene. When Schroeder and Alice welcomed their new baby gorilla in 2017 ...
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Remembering Colo: The long life of the world's oldest gorilla at the Columbus Zoo
The western lowland gorilla died in her sleep in her enclosure at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Life expectancy for gorillas is about 50 years, so Colo beat the odds. At her passing, she had just ...