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 ...

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

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 ...

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 Detroit Zoo announced the name of a two-month-old chimpanzee on Monday, Sept. 8, on social media. The zoo's Facebook post said zookeepers named her "Nakili" (Nah-key-lee) after the Swahili word ...

(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 ...

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 ...