Do Gorillas Laugh? Grieve? Could They Fight a Hippopotamus? An Expert Answers Questions About the Impressive Primates
In the latest edition of our Ask an Expert Anything series, subscribers posed a serious of pressing questions about gorillas to National Geographic Explorer Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka.
ByNational Geographic Staff
Published October 19, 2026
These questions have been edited for length and clarity.
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