Over 50 years ago, the idea that males had universal social power over females across all mammalian species was challenged by ...

KIGALI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's gorilla naming ceremony, locally known as Kwita Izina, is set to take place on Sep. 5, with 40 baby gorillas to be named, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has ...

Female mountain gorillas in Rwanda appear to use a strategy familiar to many humans when entering new social situations: they ...

Researchers found female gorillas avoid males they grew up with when moving and look for females they already know ...

The Gorilla Naming Ceremony, better known as Kwita Izina, will take place on September 5, after its postponement in 2024, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced.

A new study finds that when female mountain gorillas move to a new crowd, they look for females they’ve already met ...

When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've ...

Research shaped by 20 years of data shows the key traits female gorillas look for when seeking a new social group and what ...

Robin Roberts travels to Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, where the last thousand endangered mountain gorillas live in the ...

Female gorillas choose new groups by avoiding familiar males and following old female friends, reducing inbreeding and social risk.

Female gorillas do not change groups randomly. They avoid the males they grew up with, thus preventing inbreeding, according ...

The scientists found that even when two females had been apart for many years, a newly arrived gorilla would still try to ...