Super Bowl winner predicted by tiger at Iowa zoo
For the past 14 years, animals at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, have predicted who will win the Super Bowl. Eleven winners have be guessed correctly and this year, Misha, an Amur tiger, has ...
Community reacts to Fong’s relocation, new benefits
Fong’s announced their move to a new location in the East Village on Wednesday, and the community is mostly excited about the change. Jeff Bruning, Fong’s Co-Owner, says the move is giving them an ...
Reagan remembered Birdland Pool in visit to Des Moines in 1984
DES MOINES, Iowa — Advocates of a possibly-endangered Des Moines landmark are urging city leaders to consider two things about Birdland Pool: its place in the community and its place in ...
Blank Park Zoo cotton-top tamarin expecting twins for second time
DES MOINES, Iowa — In a Thursday announcement, the Blank Park Zoo revealed one of its cotton-top tamarins, Kida, is pregnant and expecting twins for a second time. In February 2024, Kida gave birth to ...
Who at the Blank Park Zoo is expecting twins again?
The Blank Park Zoo announced on Thursday that their cotton-top tamarin Kida is pregnant with twins! Kida might sound familiar as she’s the mother of twins Caitlin ...