Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail News

3 months ago · Jul 27, 2026 | 9:14am ET

Disney's Animal Kingdom Gets a New Gorilla Family Leader Bakari

Animal Kingdom has a new dominant silverback. Bakari, a 21-year-old western lowland gorilla from the Saint Louis Zoo, now leads the family troop along the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail.

1 year ago · Sep 17, 2025 | 10:00am ET

Gino the Gorilla Dies at 44 After Nearly 30 Years at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Gino, a western lowland gorilla and one of the original members of Disney's Animal Kingdom, has died at age 44 . He had lived at the park for nearly three decades and was known…

2 years ago · Feb 06, 2024 | 10:08am Et

Disney's Animal Kingdom welcomes first baby Okapi in over a decade

Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World recently celebrated the birth of a baby okapi named Elijah, the first okapi birth at the park since 2012 and the 14th of this…

3 years ago · May 25, 2023 | 5:19pm ET

Baby animal news from Disney's Animal Kingdom - a Yellow-backed duiker calf has been born for the first time in 20 years

The animal care team at Walt Disney World is celebrating the latest birth at Disney's Animal Kingdom. This yellow-backed duiker calf, named Penny, was born earlier this month to…

5 years ago · Aug 28, 2021 | 9:38am ET

Gorillas at Disney's Animal Kingdom reveal the name of the newest western lowland gorilla to parents Azizi and Gino

The name of the newest addition to the family means first "daughter"

5 years ago · Jul 15, 2021 | 5:07pm ET

Gorilla and Hippopotamus born this week at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Both newborns are already on-stage at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

10 years ago · May 20, 2016 | 7:36am EDT

Pangani Forest Exploration Trail returning to its original name

The walking-trail in Africa at Disney's Animal Kingdom will be renamed from Memorial Day Weekend.

12 years ago · Dec 19, 2014 | 8:08am EST

Pangani Forest Exploration Trail fully reopens next week

The aviary and hippo viewing areas will be back open to guests in time for the busiest week of the year.

12 years ago · Aug 28, 2014 | 11:03am EDT

Pangani Forest Exploration Trail to partially close for refurbishment from next week

Parts of Pangani Forest Exploration Trail at Disney's Animal Kingdom will be closed until later this year.

12 years ago · Aug 18, 2014 | 10:00am EDT

Endangered gorilla born at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Pangani Forest Exploration Trail at Disney's Animal Kingdom is celebrating the arrival of a new baby gorilla

12 years ago · May 29, 2014 | 7:30am EDT

PHOTOS - Grevy's zebra joins Pangani Forest Exploration Trail

The largest of the zebra species now has a home at Disney's Animal Kingdom

· Mar 11, 2010 | 12:40pm EST

Baby gorilla born at Animal Kingdom confirmed to be a girl and named Lilly

The baby gorilla born on February 19 2010 to mother Kashata has been confirmed to be a female and has been named Lilly, in honor of the late Alecia Lilly, Ph.D., who was senior…

· Jul 27, 1998 | 9am EST

'Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail' renamed to 'Pangani Forest Exploration Trail'

Today the 'Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail' has been renamed to 'Pangani Forest Exploration Trail' to better represent the wider collection of animals found on the trail.