After undergoing a first-of-its-kind surgery, a Zoo Knoxville chimpanzee is recovering well. Mwelu, a 34-year-old chimpanzee, ...

A chimp at Zoo Knoxville had spinal surgery considered to be the "first documented procedure of its kind." Mwelu is a chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville How to see the chimps at Boo! at the Zoo: Tickets, ...

Mwelu is a 34-year-old chimp at Zoo Knoxville. He is now recovering after a groundbreaking surgery to remove a tumor.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is expecting its first baby gorilla since 2016 to arrive later this year. On Wednesday, Zoo Knoxville announced the pregnancy of the female Western lowland ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville is welcoming the newest addition to its Western lowland gorilla troop. Bella, a 10-year-old gorilla, joined the zoo in May and is now making her official debut as part ...

The baby gorilla was born on September 10, 2016. She is the third offspring to mother Kowali and father Bantu. “Andi” will spend the next several years growing up in Knoxville. She may then move to a ...

Norm Naylor has been volunteering at Zoo Knoxville for 25 years and works hard to make sure families have fun.