When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they've lived with in the past, showing the power of long-term relationships.

Female mountain gorillas in Rwanda appear to use a strategy familiar to many humans when entering new social situations: they ...

Over 50 years ago, the idea that males had universal social power over females across all mammalian species was challenged by ...

A study in Rwanda reveals the significance of a social connection between female mountain gorillas.

Female mountain gorillas are showing scientists how important friendship can be in the animal world.A long-term study from ...

Female mountain gorillas use memory and social bonds to choose new groups, avoiding familiar males while seeking known female ...

Researchers found female gorillas avoid males they grew up with when moving and look for females they already know ...

Female gorillas choose new groups by avoiding familiar males and following old female friends, reducing inbreeding and social ...

Research shaped by 20 years of data shows the key traits female gorillas look for when seeking a new social group and what ...

In many animal societies, individuals of one sex, or sometimes both, eventually leave their birth group to join another. In a ...

News Release 20-Oct-2022 Mountain gorilla population growth related to group density and female movements New study shows female reproduction slows with increased group density Peer-Reviewed ...

Friday (Sept. 24) is Rwanda’s 17th annual Kwita Izina ceremony, a celebration of Rwanda’s mountain gorilla conservation success and commitment to the future of this endangered species. Friday also ...