KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Monday, Zoo Knoxville celebrated accessibility and inclusion by bringing out volunteer American Sign Language students to make chats with animal keepers more accessible. Zoo ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – This spring, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden will begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters for guests who are deaf and hard of hearing. ASL ...

Lately, Twitter has been ablaze with minute-to-minute updates about coronavirus and confirmed cases. But once in a while, something cuts through the bad news, including one adorable video of a Zoo ...

Aug. 8 (UPI) --Chantek -- one of the first orangutans in the world to learn sign language, and who used it to communicate with zookeepers -- has died at the age of 39, officials announced. Among the ...

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta is partnering with the Georgia Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to host American Sign Language (ASL) Family Day. The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 ...

CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Zoo is suing for the return of a gorilla loaned to a California conservatory as a companion for Koko, the late gorilla famed for mastering sign language. In a ...

Chantek, a 39-year-old male orangutan known around the world for his ability to use American Sign Language to communicate, has died at Zoo Atlanta. The zoo announced it was treating Chantek for ...