The twins were born to a 22-year-old female named Mafuko, who lost her own mother to armed individuals. The extremely endangered species currently numbers at just over 1,000.

In the forested slopes of eastern Congo, a single birth has given conservationists a rare reason to celebrate. A wild mountain gorilla has delivered twins in Virunga National Park, a fragile ...

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's ...

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

The Bageni family has a pair of blue balloons outside their mailbox, after this Congolese gorilla clan welcomed twins.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mafuko, a 22-year-old mountain gorilla, was spotted holding twins, which the park says are both male. Virunga National Park With ...