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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The adorable moment a bilingual toddler tells a family friend all about her day at the zoo in British sign language has gone viral online. Footage shared on Facebook shows Kate Sinclair, two, from ...

Zoo officials say Chantek, a male orangutan who was among the first apes to learn sign language, could clean his room and memorized the way to a fast-food restaurant, has died. Jillian Kitchener ...

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 ...

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 male orangutan who lived at Zoo Atlanta, was one of the first apes to successfully learn American Sign Language. He knew other tricks, too. Raised by an anthropologist, Chantek was taught ...