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 ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Visitors who go to the Detroit Zoo today can help mark a special milestone as Motema, the baby gorilla turns one. The zoo is holding a celebration honoring this special little gorilla and the rest of ...

(WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo is holding a first birthday celebration Friday for Motema, the first gorilla ever born at the zoo. The celebration will include gorilla ...

The Detroit Zoo recently welcomed a new arrival, a healthy baby chimpanzee. The infant primate, a female, was born July 4 at the zoo in Royal Oak, according to zoo officials. "It was a remarkable way ...

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 ...