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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

WEBSITE AT KCCI.COM. AND CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING AHEAD ON A NEW LION EXHIBIT AT THE BLANK PARK ZOO. THE MARJORIE, A FOSTER LION CONSERVATION CENTER WILL GIVE VISITORS THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO SEE THE ...

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, ...