One of two baby cotton-top tamarin twins born recently at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has died, the zoo announced. The Blank Park Zoo welcomed the pair of cotton-top tamarin monkeys in February, almost ...
In the mayoral race at Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo, voters turned out for a young, sharp candidate with lots of charisma. Oscar, a North American Porcupine, carried the race with 74% of the final vote ...
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Iowa State University Insect Zoo to close
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State Insect Zoo has been struggling with its budget for several years. Last Tuesday, it was announced that the Insect Zoo would be closing. “It was kind of a shock for me so we ...
DES MOINES, IA -- An Iowa zoo welcomed its newest addition - a baby rhino. She is just one of seven black rhinos around the world to be born this year in a zoo. The calf is an eastern black rhino, ...
Blank Park Zoo image of the planned Big Cat exhibit expansion Iowa’s largest zoo is launching what’s described as a “transformative” project, one of the most comprehensive expansion and renovation ...
The baby Blanding's turtles returned to the wetlands with tiny transmitters Dozens of Blanding's turtles were released back into their natural wetland habitat on June 4 Iowa Department of Natural ...
DES MOINES,Iowa (KGO) -- The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, welcomed a baby giraffe to the world on Tuesday, December 6. The female giraffe stood over six feet tall and weighed 136 pounds, ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — In April 2024, the Blank Park Zoo announced plans for the largest renovation project in its 60-year history, and on Tuesday morning, zoo leaders broke ground on phase one. The new ...
A bamboo shark was so startled that it latched onto a zoo employee’s hand, an Iowa zoo said. Bamboo sharks aren’t known to bite, and there has been no record of these small sharks harming humans, ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Blank Park Zoo broke ground Thursday on a new exhibit featuring Iowa’s native wildlife. The Ruan Foundation Wild Iowa exhibit will feature bobcats, eagles, turtles, reptiles, ...
Iowa's shark population just grew by two — and you don't even need a boat to see them. Snoopy and Pluto, Blank Park Zoo's newest bamboo sharks, have been added to the big reef aquarium in the ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A pair of rare Tamarins were born at the Blank Park Zoo this week. The zoo says Kida, a cotton-top tamarin, gave birth to twins on Tuesday. Kida and the father, Eddie, have ...
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