The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely ...

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

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.

Virunga, situated in a conflict-prone part of DR Congo, is Africa's oldest and largest national park and was set up 100 years ...

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Learn how an endangered species that rarely has twins is caring for two newborns — and why the coming weeks matter most.

A wild mountain gorilla named Mafuko has given birth to twins in a Democratic Republic of Congo national park. The twins are male and both appeared to be healthy, staff from Virunga National Park said ...

A new census of mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif will help gauge the impact of conservation work in the area and play a vital role in guiding future efforts to safeguard the critically ...

A mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.