ROYAL OAK, Mich. — It's a baby — gorilla. The Detroit Zoo in suburban Detroit said the birth Thursday was the first in its 96-year history. ''Bandia had a very smooth pregnancy, which is so important ...

Research shows that heart disease is a long-recognized and persistent medical challenge for gorillas living in zoos, especially adult males. In these managed care systems, many western lowland ...

Cardiovascular disease accounts for the majority of deaths among adult male gorillas in North American zoos. Fibrosing cardiomyopathy progresses silently until the gorilla’s heart is compromised ...