DES MOINES, Iowa — The Blank Park Zoo announced on Thursday the birth of a critically endangered animal. The new arrival is a male addax named Henri. According to the zoo, the addax is one of the most ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A critically endangered antelope was born at the Blank Park Zoo. Henri, a male addax calf, was born in hopes of preserving the near endangered species nationwide. He is the ...

CARRY YOUR ID. HERE’S THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF HOW SCIENCE IS COOL. AN EMERGENCY AT BLANK PARK ZOO MAY BE EASIER TO DEAL WITH, THANKS TO THE WORK OF A LOCAL BLOOD CENTER. THIS IS A BAG OF PROCESSED CAMEL ...

Ajani Joe, known as “AJ," was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2020. The zoo says his name means “he who wins the struggle” in Swahili. He comes to Iowa with the important task of increasing the ...

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 — Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo just welcomed a community of lined seahorses to its Discovery Center — all the way from North Carolina. Our fishy friends are part of a Species Survival ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A baby Japanese macaque has been introduced to the Blank Park Zoo. Taro, a baby Japanese macaque, was born at the zoo on June 17. His name means “eldest son.” His mother, ...

BLANK PARK ZOO IS TAKING A PREHISTORIC TURN WITH A TEMPORARY NAME CHANGE. SAY HELLO TO DINO PARK ZOO. THIS IS THE NEW SUMMER HOME TO 17 DINOSAUR. ANIMATIONS, ANIMATRONICS. IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? EACH ...

An adorable baby animal on the brink of extinction was born at a zoo in Iowa last week. Henri, a male addax, also known as a white antelope, was welcomed to the herd at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines ...

Blank Park Zoo’s 1-month-old snow monkey has a name. The zoo has officially named the female primate Yumi (pronounced: you-me). She was born on Aug. 31. “This name, originating in Japan and Korea, ...