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Evidence-led reporting on gorilla studies, field methods, datasets, scientific debate, and what new findings do—and do not—show.
Study Explores Personality and Cognitive Enrichment in Western Gorillas
A 2026 study followed 17 zoo-housed western gorillas using a food-extraction task and found learning alongside individual differences.
Study Finds Different Growth Patterns in Two Mountain Gorilla Populations
Non-invasive measurements of 197 wild mountain gorillas found population differences in growth between Bwindi and the Virunga Massif.
Study: Male Mountain Gorilla Hormones Follow a Different Developmental Sequence From Humans
A 2026 study used non-invasive fecal sampling to track testosterone and DHEAS across the male mountain gorilla lifespan.
