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 ...

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 ...

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 ...