The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a new baby gorilla, part of a recent baby boom of great apes that includes three chimpanzees and an orangutan.

The infant was born to mother 31-year-old N’djia, and father 38-year-old Kelly. N’djia and her baby are now on exhibit at Campo Gorilla Reserve, a zoo exhibit that simulates a rainforest habitat. This ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has celebrated its fifth great ape birth of the year with the arrival of a western lowland gorilla infant on Saturday, Nov. 22, adding to a remarkable string of births that ...

A gorilla couple at the Los Angeles Zoo may be busier than ever after their second baby was born last month. The latest gorilla baby, whose gender and name have yet to be announced, was born between ...

In the quest to fully grasp both the meaning and purpose of laughter, some experts have come to realize the importance of understanding its evolutionary origins. Did our distant ancestors use it as a ...