Chacoan peccary twins have been born at the Dickerson Park Zoo (DPZ). Peccaries were originally thought to be extinct, and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo announced the birth of Chacoan peccary twins.

Springfield, Missouri offers a diverse array of attractions, from the First Friday Art Walk to the Springfield Cardinals, and ...

A new program at Dickerson Park Zoo lets you recycle your cellphones, smartwatches and tablets while helping the zoo and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– On Wednesday, October 19, Dickerson Park Zoo South America keepers and staff greeted a new litter of capybara pups at the Springfield zoo. The mother, Turkey, and the father, Sequoia ...

It’s not every day you see a tiger getting dental work, let alone a root canal. But that’s just what Mizzou staff and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Dickerson Park Zoo's nationally recognized breeding program was dealt a blow Wednesday when the first Asian elephant calf born by artificial insemination died of a mysterious ...

Dickerson Park Zoo is taking precautionary measures after a wild goose tested positive for bird flu. The zoo has moved some birds off exhibit and temporarily closed the flamingo aviary. The zoo said ...

A 9-year-old Malayan tiger is joining Dickerson Park Zoo, according to a press release. Cinta, who was born in California in 2015, came to the Springfield zoo based on the recommendations of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sabu the Asian elephant has come to the Ozarks, on loan from the Cincinnati Zoo. He may have brought a little something with him. Officials at Dickerson Park Zoo -- and other zoos ...