Many mountain gorillas keep living - vigorous and socially engaged - for a decade or more beyond the years of reproduction.

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Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the Moon. It guides sleep, ...

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Unusual for animals from a biological point of view, female mountain gorillas often live many years after last giving birth - just like people.This may be to care for their young, according to ...