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 ...

Chimps are close genetic relatives to humans, with facial expressions, gestures, vocalizations. They live to 50 or more.

Goodall's life changed dramatically in 1986, when she attended a conference of chimp researchers in Chicago and learned how wild chimps were threatened by poaching and habitat destruction, and how ...

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 ...

Chimp Haven, a sanctuary in North Louisiana, mourned the death of renowned chimpanzee researcher Jane Goodall. Goodall, 91, died of natural causes Oct. 1 while on a speaking tour in California. She ...

Mwelu, a 34-year-old resident chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville, is on the road to recovery after undergoing “groundbreaking” surgery to remove a tumor from his spine, zoo officials said. It is “believed to ...