Find serenity in the urban jungle
Gorilla Kingdom brings the African rainforest to the heart of London. Visitors can get breathtakingly close to our colony of western lowland gorillas in a natural and engaging environment.
Gorilla Conservation
All four gorilla subspecies are classified as endangered or critically endangered, threatened by habitat loss, disease and hunting.
ZSL runs projects to conserve western lowland gorillas in Gabon and mountain gorillas and eastern lowland gorillas in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Meet the Gorillas
Kesho, Effie, Zaire and Jookie - at ZSL London Zoo you can get up close to our gorillas in their flash pad, Gorilla Kingdom.
Gorilla facts
Amazing animal facts on the western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla, which you can see here at ZSL London Zoo.
Get up close in our kingdom
Our £5.3m Gorilla Kingdom enclosure took almost 18 months to build and is home to a colony of stunning western lowland gorillas
Training
Part of Zaire's daily routine is training in what keepers call operant conditioning, in which the gorillas are encouraged to present themselves for medication and check-ups upon certain commands.
Gorilla keeper video
Listen to Daniel Simmonds, one of the gorilla keepers at ZSL London Zoo talking about our new Gorilla Kingdom exhibit.
Adopt Mjukuu
Adopt Mjukuu, ZSL London Zoo's youngest western lowland gorilla.
Female Mjukuu, or ‘Jookie’ as she’s nicknamed, might be the smallest female of the group, but certainly holds her own! She's a real character, who enjoys stealing food and can often be seen walking around with sacks on her head
