DES MOINES, Iowa -- Blank Park Zoo's annual gala featured all of a telethon's trappings: a studio stage decorated with exotic potted plants. Fundraising pitches. Scripted banter between a tux-wearing ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Zoo keepers are excited at the birth of an endangered black rhino born in Des Moines last week. The healthy, 80-pound female was born at the Blank Park Zoo on Oct. 11, according to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A Des Moines zoo held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion to its lion exhibit Tuesday. The Blank Park Zoo is tripling the size of its current lion exhibit with the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Blank Park Zoo said eight alpacas will be visiting the zoo for a limited time, starting this week. Zoo leaders said it’s part of an experience they’re offering over the ...

A hit with locals and visiting families, the Blank Park Zoo sits on 49 acres, 22 of which are home to animal facilities and exhibits. Nearly 1,500 animals representing more than 100 species live here.

The City of Des Moines and the Blank Park Zoo Foundation will begin splitting water costs this summer after the zoo used water at no cost for about 15 years. During the next several years, the ...

Officials at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines have developed a method for restocking their supply of jellyfish for a 2,500-gallon exhibit and providing replacements for other U.S. zoos in the process. It ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The city of Des Moines is planning to charge nonresidents more to see the city's zoo and Botanical Center to help balance the budget. ``The bottom line is we've been talking ...

DES MOINES — Nearly two months after a rare black rhino was born at a Des Moines zoo, there's a new member of the zoo's animal family. Uzuri, the giraffe, gave birth to a female calf at 10:40 a.m. Dec ...

Blank Park Zoo has not paid for water or sewer services since a nonprofit foundation began running the facility 15 years ago. Now, Des Moines Water Works officials say it's time to start paying up.