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- APE ADOPTION. McCollum, Seon // National Geographic Kids;Oct2005, Issue 354, p17
Focuses on the efforts of animal experts at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio to put a baby gorilla in a program that pairs orphaned babies with new mothers. Reaction of a female gorilla after the young one was put next to her; Behavior of the baby gorilla.
- Raising Gorilla Babies. Pimm, Nancy Roe // Highlights for Children;Nov2007, Vol. 62 Issue 11, p10
This article describes the efforts of Barbara Jones and Maureen Casale, keepers at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, to end the practice of raising baby gorillas in nurseries.
- Families. // Gorillas in Danger;2007, p8
The article offers information on the family groups of gorillas. The family groups in which gorillas live are made up of a few male and female adults. There are also several young gorillas and some babies. Adult male gorillas are called silverbacks because they have silver-colored fur on their...
- Best Buddies at the Zoo. // Weekly Reader News - Edition 3;4/27/2007, Vol. 76 Issue 24, p2
The article reports that two tiger cub twins and a pair of baby orangutans have become unlikely friends at the Taman Safari zoo in Indonesia. The abandoned animals are playmates and they tease and cuddle up for naps. Zookeeper Sri Suwarni says the behavior of the animals are unusual and will...
- Young Mountain Gorillas. // Gorillas in Danger;2007, p6
The article offers information on young mountain gorillas. After a gorilla is born, the mother holds the baby close to her chest for the first few months, and as the baby gets older, the mother begins to carry the young gorilla on her back. When these gorillas are about one year old, they start...
- Gorillas in the City. // Scholastic News -- Edition 3;09/13/99, Vol. 56 Issue 2, p2
Offers information on the gorillas at the Congo Gorilla Forest, a section of the Bronx Zoo in New York City, New York.
- Gorilla Generations. // Scholastic News -- Edition 4;05/07/2001, Vol. 63 Issue 25, p3
Provides information on the gorilla family housed by the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago, Illinois.
- One Great Ape. O'Neill, Anne Marie; Green, Mary // People;9/2/96, Vol. 46 Issue 10, p73
Discusses Binti-Jua, the West African gorilla that rescued a three-year-old boy that fell into the gorilla cage at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois on August 16, 1996. Event explained; Opinions of the zoo workers; Opinions of by-standers; Three-year-old's medical status; Reasons for...
- Say what? // Faces;Nov/Dec2009, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p47
A photograph of an Orangutan holding its baby is presented along with captions from various readers.
