KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Monday, Zoo Knoxville celebrated accessibility and inclusion by bringing out volunteer American Sign Language students to make chats with animal keepers more accessible. Zoo ...

Chantek, a 39-year-old male orangutan known around the world for his ability to use American Sign Language to communicate, has died at Zoo Atlanta. The zoo announced it was treating Chantek for ...

Lately, Twitter has been ablaze with minute-to-minute updates about coronavirus and confirmed cases. But once in a while, something cuts through the bad news, including one adorable video of a Zoo ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville plans to host a Deaf Awareness Day on Monday, April 28, with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. The day is meant to highlight the importance of ...

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Zoo is suing for the return of a gorilla loaned to a California conservatory as a companion for Koko, the late gorilla famed for mastering sign language. In a ...