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This news release is available in German. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt am Main, ...

Despite their large body size, gorillas are known to have a vegetarian diet consisting almost exclusively of leafy vegetation and fruit. Their teeth are large and high crested when compared to other ...

The most striking thing about gorillas’ teeth, says Stefan Ruhl, is their similarity to human teeth. “They are bigger, but the morphology is surprisingly similar,” Ruhl says. “The animals have a ...

Young visitors at a Japanese museum don't seem intimidated by the gaping mouth of a piece of illusionary artwork depicting a gorilla. The kids were enjoying themselves Sunday at the Trick Art Museum, ...

Scientists have observed a population of western lowland gorillas in Loango National Park, Gabon using their teeth to crack open the woody shells of Coula edulis nuts. The researchers combined direct ...