LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The Detroit Zoo announced that a baby gorilla was born for the first time in the zoo’s history.

"When you have good control, it limits the risk to human health," he says. (See pictures of orphan gorillas rescued from poachers.) All the while they keep a trained eye on the gorillas.

A young gorilla rescued from a plane’s cargo hold is recovering at an Istanbul zoo, officials said Sunday, while wildlife officers consider returning him to his natural habitat. The 5-month-old ...

He doesn’t even care about us much. He plays games by himself.” PHOTOS: A young gorilla rescued from aircraft hold recovers at Istanbul zoo Both gorilla species - the western and eastern ...