While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

Mafuko, the mom of the twins, was born in 2003 but her mother was shot dead and she later joined a different family, ...

The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

Great apes and an unforgettable encounter with elephants in the forests and swamps of the Congo ...

A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in war-ravaged eastern Congo, a national park said on Wednesday, in what it described as “a major event” for the endangered subspecies.

In the forested slopes of eastern Congo, a single birth has given conservationists a rare reason to celebrate. A wild ...

A mountain gorilla named Mafuko has given birth to twins, a "rare and remarkable event", in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most.

Rare twin mountain gorillas born in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park are raising hopes for the survival of the endangered ...