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

The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely endangered species currently numbers at just over 1,000.

Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

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.

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

Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical ...

The Bageni family has a pair of blue balloons outside their mailbox, after this Congolese gorilla clan welcomed twins.

In mountain gorilla troops, females hold real sway, challenging bigger males and influencing the social pecking order. Whether it’s King Kong climbing the Empire State building or Donkey Kong throwing ...

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

Mountain gorillas might look like muscle-bound jungle kings, but they’ve got layers (and lots of them). Behind those broad shoulders and serious stares are creatures full of quirks, social smarts, and ...

The male twins were welcomed on Jan. 3 in the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...