Read more gorilla stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7103/gorilla.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70481/mountain-gorillas-take-fight-to-survive-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot only can your online buddies be any age and in any location, they don't even have to be your species. Tech-savvy advocates of the endangered mountain gorilla are about to launch an umbrella site, friendagorilla.org, that will feature videos, social networking, and blogs—by park rangers, not gorillas....http://www.newser.com/story/70481/mountain-gorillas-take-fight-to-survive-online.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 18:37:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69705/rwanda-gorilla-king-dies-at-35.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 35-year-old king of Rwanda gorillas has died, reports the Independent . The once fearsome silverback, Titus, succumbed to old age after a brief illness, said officials. His troupe in a mountain forest of the African nation appeared to be mourning their fallen leader, observers said. Titus shot to fame when...http://www.newser.com/story/69705/rwanda-gorilla-king-dies-at-35.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 2:22:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65926/scientists-find-first-human-infected-with-gorilla-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman from Cameroon living in Paris is the first human discovered to be infected with a form of HIV found in gorillas, HealthDay reports. The finding is yet another indication that the disease continues to mutate and to be transmitted by primates. The woman, 62, has not developed symptoms...http://www.newser.com/story/65926/scientists-find-first-human-infected-with-gorilla-hiv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 2:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61879/gop-activist-gorilla-on-lam-just-michelles-ancestor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurns out that pegging a primate as a member of the first lady's family tree on a public website might not be the best career move, as an activist in the South Carolina GOP is finding out. Rusty DePass has apologized after making a comment on a friend's Facebook photo...http://www.newser.com/story/61879/gop-activist-gorilla-on-lam-just-michelles-ancestor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 7:07:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61740/runaway-gorilla-hurts-zoo-worker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn escaped gorilla injured a South Carolina zoo employee before voluntarily returning to his enclosure after 5 minutes on the loose, the State reports. Riverbanks Zoo in COlumbia was on lockdown for about 45 minutes after Mike escaped, with visitors escorted into buildings or outside the park. The zoo did...http://www.newser.com/story/61740/runaway-gorilla-hurts-zoo-worker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Jun 2009 13:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60312/congo-battles-gorilla-pet-trade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservationists trying to save the Republic of Congo's gorillas are fighting to protect the primates from poachers and the pet trade, the Daily Telegraph reports. One foundation, which warns that the gorilla population will be half what it is now by 2020 at the current rate of extermination, has founded...http://www.newser.com/story/60312/congo-battles-gorilla-pet-trade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 8:19:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57440/baby-gorilla-stashed-in-smugglers-bag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA live baby gorilla was found at the bottom of a smuggler’s plastic bag in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a 3-month undercover smuggling probe, MSNBC reports. The female eastern lowland gorilla, which has a street value of up to $20,000, had been in the bag for 6...http://www.newser.com/story/57440/baby-gorilla-stashed-in-smugglers-bag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54570/gorillas-maybe-not-as-gentle-as-we-thought.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKing Kong aside, gorillas have somehow been able to hold onto their reputations as gentle giants, while myths about the belligerent chimpanzee and the promiscuous bonobo have long since been dispelled. But with new research into ape behavior, the last fable may fall, the Economist reports after primatologists studied apes...http://www.newser.com/story/54570/gorillas-maybe-not-as-gentle-as-we-thought.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 11:55:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49104/amid-congos-violence-a-gorilla-baby-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democratic Republic of Congo has seen unspeakable violence, but one population has managed to thrive: the endangered mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park. The population of gorillas considered tame grew to 81 from 72 over the past year, Bloomberg reports. The gorilla population has boomed even as rangers entrusted...http://www.newser.com/story/49104/amid-congos-violence-a-gorilla-baby-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 14:21:00 CST