KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville announced Wednesday the passing of Kowali, a Western Iowland gorilla. She passed peacefully at 47. Born on Jan. 9, 1978, at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, ...

Zoo Knoxville’s latest pregnant gorilla is well into her second trimester and doing well, according to her zoo keeper and veterinarian. Kowali, the gorilla, is taking her prenatal vitamins every day ...

Zoo Knoxville's pregnant gorilla Kowali, who is due any day, sits on the floor of her enclosure Tuesday, August 23, 2016. Kowali is being monitored by zoo staff and veterinarians with the University ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Zoo Knoxville is celebrating the birth of a critically endangered Western lowland gorilla baby, the third born in Knoxville since 2015. The baby was born between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m.