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The insane biology of a gorilla

A full-grown male gorilla can weigh over 400 pounds — and most of it is muscle. But the size isn’t the real story. Gorilla muscle fibers are denser than a human’s and attach to thicker bones with far ...
Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number ...
The mirror test has fascinated scientists for decades due to its simplicity and revealing nature. First introduced in 1970 by ...
Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was ...
The Fort Worth Zoo is home to several Western Lowland gorillas, including 3-year-old Bruno and his little sister, Jameel, who ...
When Dian Fossey started her work in September 1967, the mountain gorilla population was hurtling towards extinction. She was one of the Trimates, a trio of female primatologists that included Jane ...
Number of mountain gorillas in the world is growing - the incredible legacy of Dian Fossey who was murdered 40 years ago on Boxing Day 1985 ...
Free Times columnist and local Columbia, SC, DJ/art gallery owner Preach Jacobs reflects on his 2025, from Soul Haus in the ...
Analysis - Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number of humans living on the planet is increasing fast, other great ...
Make small, simple everyday changes to reduce your individual impact. For example: -- Recycle and reuse everything you ...
Across the scope of two seasons and 12 episodes, Emmy and BAFTA-winning legend Sir David Attenborough hypnotically guides the ...