TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Zoo said a baby chimpanzee died shortly after being born on April 22. Pregnant chimpanzee Zuri gave birth to a male infant in the morning and was a first-time mother. Staff ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has celebrated its fifth great ape birth of the year with the arrival of a western lowland gorilla infant ...

The zoo officials said 2025 has been an “exciting year” as they welcomed five apes within a four-month period. In August, a ...

The Los Angeles Zoo welcomed the birth of a new baby gorilla, part of a recent baby boom of great apes that includes three ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo announced the birth of a baby chimpanzee to first-time mother Kianga overnight. Kianga is 17 and has been at the zoo since 2020 after being transferred on a ...

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 ...

According to a new study, chimpanzees, like humans, must contend with a confined bony birth canal when giving birth. In humans, the problem was exacerbated by our unique form of upright walking since ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: curioustiger/Getty Images Difficult births are not unique to humans, a new analysis of ...

The North Carolina Zoo welcomed a new baby chimp on Monday, and while it’s not clear yet whether it’s a boy or a girl, the baby and its mother are doing well. In a news release issued Tuesday, the zoo ...

TULSA, Okla. — On Monday, Tulsa Zoo announced the passing of pregnant chimpanzee Zuri's male infant shortly after birth last week. Tulsa Zoo said on April 22, staff working with their pregnant ...

Difficult births are not unique to humans, a new analysis of chimpanzee pelvic bones has revealed. The findings suggest that complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our ...