Veterinarians received an out-of-the-ordinary patient, a huge 29-stone silverback gorilla suffering from severe ... he charged me at full pelt and stopped a few feet short and I was just praying ...

What is less normal is for the sufferer to be a 29-stone silverback gorilla. That ... he charged me at full pelt and stopped a few feet short. I was just praying those bars would hold!' ...

When a wildlife cameraman was invited to film the gradual exposure of a gorilla family to humans ... Suddenly, the giant silverback - known as Mpungwe - charged at him with a shriek.

The silverback, believed to be around 25-years ... Updates on this and other stories 'Conservation successes' bring hope for mountain gorilla What other animals are at risk? This group was ...

Staff say the Silverback's arrival ensured 'the preservation of a genetically diverse and healthy population of the gorilla subspecies ... her baby kept us on our toes for the first 72 hours ...

But when you’re trekking, gorillas don't stand in line 20 feet away from you. They can be anywhere. I’ve watched a gorilla from a safe distance, and all of a sudden, the Silverback will brush ...

Once the problem was fixed, the gorilla was back on his feet and knuckles and reunited ... are the smallest of the species and although silverback Binga weighed in at 185kg’s the larger types ...