Gorillas are seen here at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption
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Moke, a western lowland gorilla, was born on Sunday to great delight at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Roshan Patel/Smithsonian's National Zoo hide caption
Pasika and her infant have been traveling alone for more than seven months. Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund hide caption
Zola the gorilla, back in action. Dallas Zoo via YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo: "I am scared for my security, but I hope my God will keep protecting me." Courtesy Goldman Environmental Prize hide caption
A man in the Congo displays two of the mammals he shot for dinner: a greater white-nosed monkey and a baby lowland gorilla. George Steinmetz/Getty Images hide caption
After a 77 percent population decline, the Grauer's gorilla is now on the critically endangered species list. AJ.Plumptre/WCS hide caption
The baby gorilla born by C-section in the Bristol Zoo is under round-the-clock care. Bristol Zoo hide caption
A mother mountain gorilla holds her baby in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda on Sept. 4, 2015. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption
Despite recent gains, Virunga's endangered mountain gorilla population is still under threat from poaching. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption
After several news outlets reported that a man dressed as a gorilla was shot with a tranquilizer gun, a zoo in Tenerife, Spain, wants to be clear: There was no gorilla suit involved. Richard Thomas/iStockphoto hide caption
Patrick at the Dallas Zoo AP hide caption
Koko with a recorder Ronald H. Cohn/The Gorilla Foundation hide caption