Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DES MOINES, Iowa — The Blank Park Zoo announced on Thursday the birth of a critically endangered animal. The new arrival is a male ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — If you know someone who is curious about what a career at the zoo is really like, a job shadow at the ...

Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines plans to break ground this month on an exhibit that will triple the size of its lion habitat. The Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center will provide guests with ...

Blank Park Zoo has broken ground on a new facility to expand space for its African lions. The Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center had a ceremonial groundbreaking on May 20. The new facility ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines recently broke ground on a new facility to help save African lions. The Marjorie A. Foster Lion Conservation Center will more than triple the Blank Park ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s Wildest Adventure welcomes a new male eastern black rhino in order to help increase the population of this critically endangered species. Ajani Joe, known as “AJ”, ...

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 — Is there a "Jaws" remake coming to Iowa? Unfortunately, ahead of the movie's 50th birthday, there isn't. However, while not quite on the same scale as the classic film, sharks have ...

The Des Moines Urban Design Review Board has approved design plans for an $18 million expansion project at the Blank Park Zoo. In April, the zoo announced plans to renovate the park. This will be the ...

Blank Park Zoo's newest addition is a ton of fun. Literally.Ajani Joe — known as AJ — is a 4-year-old, 2,300-pound eastern black rhinoceros who comes to Des Moines from the Cincinnati Zoo, where he ...

Photos show the adorable rhino calf's first week. — -- A zoo in Iowa is celebrating the recent birth of a rare baby black rhino. The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, announced the birth of a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A baby monkey at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines got his first taste of winter this week. Taro was born at the zoo in June. The zoo says he was unsure at first, but ...