The focal point of the exhibit is the Mays Family Silverback Peak, a 74-foot-tall climbing tower. From the top, the gorillas ...

The Fort Worth Zoo is home to several Western Lowland gorillas, including 3-year-old Bruno and his little sister, Jameel, who ...

Every morning while the great apes of the L.A. Zoo are sleeping, Tania Prebble goes around distributing their food, medicine ...

Since opening on December 13, Congo Falls has nearly doubled the San Antonio Zoo's visitor budget to over 30,000, a feat even more impressive considering San Antonio has seen less than ideal weather.

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

More than 3,000 San Antonio second graders will get a free trip to the zoo, thanks to a $1 million donation to the city’s ...

Shana looks around after entering the gorilla habitat at the Dallas Zoo as the zoo throws a going away party for a gorilla troop on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The trio made their debut Saturday in San ...

SAN ANTONIO – Confetti cannons and pyrotechnics welcomed gorillas back to the San Antonio Zoo on Saturday morning. Hundreds of families eagerly waited in line to see the new exhibit: Congo Falls. “The ...

The gorilla is gargantuan. There’s a promise of raw power in its chest, supreme agility in arms that ripple with muscle, and wisdom in its dark, deep-set eyes. It looms larger than the trees, taller ...

SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio Zoo unveiled its groundbreaking new gorilla habitat, Congo Falls, this Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m.The highly anticipated grand open Five years after disappearance, new ...

SAN ANTONIO - The highly anticipated Congo Falls, a two-acre gorilla habitat that will feature the largest gorilla tower in the world, will open at the San Antonio Zoo on Saturday, according to the ...

Concept art shows the Congo Falls habitat at the San Antonio Zoo. Credit: Courtesy of San Antonio Zoo The San Antonio Zoo’s highly anticipated Congo Falls habitat is finally here, and its public ...