KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Chimpanzee from Zoo Knoxville has undergone what might be the first documented spinal surgery performed on its species after zookeepers noticed symptoms that led ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Zoo Knoxville chimpanzee is recovering after a historic spinal surgery to remove a tumor. Workers with Zoo Knoxville said this operation is believed to be the first documented ...
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, ...
Chimps are close genetic relatives to humans, with facial expressions, gestures, vocalizations. They live to 50 or more.