A gorilla died at the Memphis Zoo earlier this month, the zoo announced in a social media post on Monday. The post says ...

Kwizera was adopted into the Memphis Zoo family in 2009, coming from Buffalo, New York, and joined the zoo's first cohesive ...

Kwizera, who had lived up to 37 years old, died "unexpectedly" earlier this month after what the zoo called "a brief illness.

Kwizera, a 37-year-old gorilla at the Memphis Zoo, died unexpectedly on July 6. Zoo staff attempted to revive her but were ...

She had a spunky personality she showed off by either loudly indulging in her favorite snack or throwing her bedding from her ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Zoo is reporting that one of the beloved gorillas passed away. According to a statement ...

Sophia Surrett is a recent University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Zoo is getting in the holiday spirit and staying cool this summer! The primates at the ...

Gorillas, gibbons, orangutans: Memphis Zoo taking precautions to protect primates from COVID-19. John Beifuss. Memphis Commercial Appeal. It's hard to mask a monkey.

Mwelu, a Western Lowland Gorilla, and his three female companions weren't sure what to make of the new addition to their habitat at the Memphis Zoo, but simian body language seemed to indicate ...

MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis Zoo has two new additions: a mother gorilla and her daughter on loan from the San Diego Zoo. Zoo officials hope Penny and her daughter Kebara will acclimate a male ...

One of the last “founder" gorillas in U.S. zoos, as those born in Africa are known, died in San Diego this month at 52. Today, there are around 350 gorillas in accredited North American zoos.