KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville announced Wednesday the passing of Kowali, a Western Iowland gorilla. She passed peacefully at 47. Born on Jan. 9, 1978, at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Zoo Knoxville is mourning after losing a Western lowland gorilla. Kowali passed away at the age of 47. The gorilla had been at Zoo Knoxville since 2013 and was a mother ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of one of it’s Western lowland gorillas who died following a heart disease diagnosis. Zoo Knoxville shared the news of gorilla ...

A 47-year-old western lowland gorilla died from complications related to heart disease, Zoo Knoxville announced. Screengrab from Zoo Knoxville's Facebook post A primate family is mourning the loss ...