Mountain gorillas are a subspecies of eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei). As their name hints, they live in the mountains at elevations between 8,000 and 13,000 feet. These gorillas live on the ...

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This is as true for people as it is for the other members of the animal kingdom. Perhaps you ... where he is carefully observed by mountain gorilla researchers, including the Dian Fossey Gorilla ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is mourning the death of one of their "gorilla icons." On Tuesday, the zoo humanely euthanized Roxie, a 48-year-old Western lowland gorilla.