A red panda at the Blank Park Zoo who stole the hearts of many has died. The zoo announced on Facebook Friday that Razz, ...

Red pandas are an endangered species concentrated in the Eastern Himalayas. Forest clearing threatens their habitat, according to the World Wildlife Foundation, and they're often caught in traps meant ...

Blank Park Zoo is having a glow up — literally. Chinese lanterns shaped like animals, insects and plants take over for the 2025 Wild Lights Festival.

The zoo said the egg was incubated by hand, and once hatched, the tawny frogmouth received attentive care from Blank's bird ...

Blank Park Zoo said it plans to release a list of possible names for the calf on Jan. 28. The public will be allowed to vote for their favorite name once the list is released.

Barnaby, an Aldabra tortoise, is the Blank Park Zoo's oldest resident and has lived at the zoo since it opened in 1966. Last November, his zookeepers noticed he was having some trouble moving ...

In an updated statement Saturday, Blank Park Zoo officials say "a few injuries" have been reported after the park's tourist train derailed. It happened around 7 p.m. Friday during the Halloween ...

A 'minor derailment' involving 2 trains at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines Friday night causes 3 minor injuries. State agency is reviewing the incident.

Blank Park Zoo just welcomed a new pup into its seal family. The 32-pound female harbor seal was born Aug. 20, the zoo announced in a Thursday news release. Both the baby and her mother, Meru, are ...

NEW TONIGHT BLANK PARK ZOO HAS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE, THEY SAY. BARNABY, THE TORTOISE HAS ALMOST MADE A FULL RECOVERY IN NOVEMBER. ZOOKEEPERS NOTICED BARNABY HAVING A HARD TIME MOVING AROUND.

Barnaby, an Aldabra tortoise, is the Blank Park Zoo's oldest resident and has lived at the zoo since it opened in 1966. Last November, his zookeepers noticed he was having some trouble moving ...

Barnaby, an Aldabra tortoise, is the Blank Park Zoo's oldest resident and has lived at the zoo since it opened in 1966. Last November, his zookeepers noticed he was having some trouble moving ...