Nyani and her daughter are bonding behind the scenes and gradually being introduced to zoo's troop of 12 chimpanzees, ...

The Detroit Zoo has announced the birth of a baby chimpanzee. The zoo's 34-year-old chimp, Nyani, gave birth to a healthy ...

ROYA OAK, MI - Visitors to Michigan’s largest zoo will soon be able to get their first look at a baby chimpanzee. This baby ...

The Detroit Zoo announces the birth of a baby chimpanzee to 34-year-old Nyani on July 4; mother and baby are bonding behind the scenes.

Nyani Nkrumah explores racism and colorism in her debut novel, “Wade in the Water.” Her findings upend traditional thinking on the topic.

Nyani Nkrumah’s ambitious debut novel, WADE IN THE WATER (310 pp., Amistad, $27.99), is a historical coming-of-age tale set in 1982.

King Nyani is based on an actual gorilla, the head of a family of mountain gorillas that Gillie and Marc met on a trip to Uganda. It is almost 23 feet long, 8.5 feet high and weighs 4,766 pounds.

The still-nameless baby and her mother, Nyani, are currently bonding away from the public part of their habitat, the zoo said ...

The Detroit Zoo has a new addition: a baby chimpanzee. The zoo says Nyani, a 34-year-old chimpanzee, gave birth to a healthy ...