Spring in East Tennessee will shine a little brighter this month as Zoo Knoxville plans to reopen Smoky Night Lights. The 360-degree nighttime show is set to return at the end of March after storm ...

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Zoo Knoxville's inaugural Red Panda Run offers a unique 5K experience through its scenic grounds on May 30. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ...

(WBIR) Two baby gorillas can now call the Knoxville Zoo home. The zoo announced Tuesday afternoon that Machi the gorilla gave birth around 11:40 a.m. Up until last week it had been years since a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville has a new addition — and he’s already making a big impression. Meet Mokolo, a 10-year-old male giraffe who arrived this year as part of the zoo’s ongoing conservation ...

Some moments don’t need narration to make an impact. In a tender clip from Zoo Knoxville, a mother gorilla named Kumi gently supports her baby son as he figures out how to stand on his own two legs.

The zoo welcomed 495,055 visitors in 2017, setting a new attendance record for the third year in a row and exceeding the record set in 2016 by 21,376 people. “With the opening of Tiger Forest at the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Thirty-three reptiles were found dead last week at the Knoxville zoo, and officials there say they have no clues yet about how it happened. Zoo Knoxville told local news ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville has announced the tragic death of their 4-week-old lion cub. According to a press release, the cub was fatally injured following a medical procedure for her mother, ...

Smoky Night Lights, a popular Zoo Knoxville experience that showcased the zoo after dark, will return this spring.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is reopening Smoky Night Lights after the experience was damaged by a storm in December, just over a month after opening. The show will reopen on Friday, March ...