Skye and Zola are due later this summer, the zoo said.

A new snow leopard has arrived in Des Moines.MJ, a 7-year-old snow leopard, is now at Blank Park Zoo. He was moved to his new home from the Bronx Zoo as part of the Species Survival Plan.MJ is the ...

The giraffes are expected to give birth later this summer.

Blank Park Zoo will announce an $18 million campaign for expansion and renovation, the zoo said Thursday. Blank Park Zoo's "expand the impact" capital campaign will be the largest renovation project ...

Blank Park Zoo's reticulated giraffes, Skye and Zola, are pregnant ...

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 ...

Blank Park Zoo is welcoming a baby snow monkey that was born late last month. The female baby Japanese macaque, commonly known as a snow monkey, was born Aug. 31. The baby is healthy and the mother is ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — In a big win for its conservation efforts, Blank Park Zoo celebrated the hatching of 57 Blanding's turtles. The Blanding's turtle is an endangered species native to Iowa, parts of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A tiger at Blank Park Zoo has predicted the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl on Sunday. Zoo staff said Misha, an Amur tiger, was presented with two boxes - one ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare cotton-top tamarin for the third consecutive year. The female baby, named Blanca, was born to parents Kida and Eddie on January 21, ...

Blank Park Zoo is having a glow up — literally. The annual Wild Lights Festival is back at Blank Park Zoo for its fifth year. This year's theme is animals, insects and plants. Visitors of all ages can ...