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

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 ...

(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 ...

ROYAL OAK, MI - She has a name! Meet Nakili, (pronounced (Nah-key-lee), which means “a copy” or “to copy” in Swahili. She was recently born at the Detroit Zoo. Nakili was born to 34-year old Nyani, ...

The LA Zoo announced Thursday the arrival of two new baby chimpanzees — the first chimpanzees born at the zoo in 11 years. The first baby was born to 35-year-old female Yoshi and 26-year-old male ...

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 ...

Zoo officials said Kianga, the baby’s mother, has been nursing, grooming and watching over her newborn. “Over the last week, her care team has enjoyed seeing Kianga bond with her baby, who is already ...

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 ...