Just like their gorilla cousins, these eastern lowland giants are big fans of fruits and greens. But here’s the twist: back in the mid-90s, there were around 17,000 of these magnificent creatures.

Officials at the Zoo​ on Friday confirmed that their 43-year-old endangered Western lowland gorilla named "Oscar Jonesy" died after a medical procedure on Thursday afternoon.

They belong to two species, Western and Eastern, that are split into two subspecies. These are the Western lowland and Cross River gorillas and the Eastern lowland and Mountain gorillas, respectively.

A critically endangered Western lowland gorilla, named "Oscar Jonesy," died on Thursday afternoon following a medical procedure at 43 years old, according to the San Francisco Zoo.

An international team of scientists sequenced the genomes of seven mountain gorillas and six eastern lowland gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri), another eastern gorilla subspecies, comparing them to ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the change to the official status of the Eastern Gorilla - the Grauer's is a subspecies along with the even less numerous mountain ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A critically endangered Western lowland gorilla, named "Oscar Jonesy," died on Thursday afternoon following a medical procedure at 43 years old, according to the San Francisco Zoo.

They belong to two species, Western and Eastern, that are split into two subspecies. These are the Western lowland and Cross River gorillas and the Eastern lowland and Mountain gorillas ...