Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals.

A groundbreaking collaboration between doctors and veterinarians saved a chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee. When 34-year-old Mwelu “Lu” began stumbling, his keepers feared the worst. An MRI ...

Meet Nakili! She's the two-month-old chimpanzee at the Detroit Zoo. (Detroit Zoo) ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The Detroit Zoo announced the name of its 2-month-old chimpanzee. The baby chimpanzee has been ...

The Detroit Zoo named a two-month-old baby girl chimpanzee Her name means "to copy" in Swahili, as she is just like her mother. Visitors can potentially see the baby chimp at zoo, but she may be ...

(WXYZ) — The baby chimpanzee born at the Detroit Zoo on the Fourth of July has been named Nakili, the zoo announced on Monday. According to the zoo, the name was ...

Watching baby animals play and explore the world around them is always entertaining, especially when they do funny things you wouldn't normally expect. Take this baby chimpanzee at the North Carolina ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The newest member of the Little Rock Zoo family is here! In a post to their Facebook page, the Zoo announced that a brand new baby chimp has joined their tribe. The chimp, a ...

Baby’s only four months old, but she has the potential to grow into her leopard namesake. Baby is a domestic shorthair kitten in foster care with the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. According to ...

Staff at the zoo announced on Tuesday afternoon that a new chimpanzee baby had been born. The baby was born on August 5, 2025, to mom Kianga. The animal care team at the zoo has been observing the mom ...

A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating ...