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

WVLT sat down with a keeper at the zoo to learn just how these creepy crawlies play a key role in the ecosystem.

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

Norm Naylor has been volunteering at Zoo Knoxville since 1999, engaging visitors and helping train other volunteers.

Zoo Knoxville's chimpanzee, Lu, recovers after a landmark spinal surgery that removed a benign tumor, in collaboration ...

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 ...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville has had its most successful year hatching flat-tailed tortoises yet, with 10 new hatchlings joining the zoo. Zoo Knoxville shared a video of the new hatchlings ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new flock has arrived at Zoo Knoxville, with six new ostriches taking over what was formerly the rhino yard. Zoo Knoxville announced the herd’s debut Friday morning, ...

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

Strong Alley has a new mural, created by local artist Gared Luquet. The design celebrates Zoo Knoxville and features some of the zoo's iconic critters. Through Dogwood Arts’ Art in Public Places Mural ...

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 ...