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DALLAS — There's always that one string of Christmas lights that has lit up for the last time, and the Dallas Zoo wants you to donate them to support animal conservation. Starting now through Jan. 15, ...

The animals at the Dallas and Fort Worth zoos are more than cute — they’re built for survival in surprising ways. From penguins crying salt to kangaroos pausing pregnancy, these and other biological ...

Director of Conservation at the Dallas Zoo, Chris Corpus, said the holiday light recycling program helps with conservation. “Instead of things going into the landfills. Plastics are going to be there ...

As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on the lives of six remarkable figures who left an indelible mark on the city’s cultural, athletic and historical landscape. From the football field to the zoo and ...

At least, the seven Western Lowland gorillas that recently arrived at the San Antonio Zoo do. The zoo shared a video on social media of the gorillas — who live at the highly anticipated Congo Falls ...

Gorillas celebrate Christmas, too. At least, the seven Western Lowland gorillas that recently arrived at the San Antonio Zoo do. The zoo shared a video on social media of the gorillas - who live at ...

Halperin Park’s playground is designed to look like a treehouse as a tribute to Oak Cliff’s Blackland Prairie ecosystem. Angela Piazza / Staff Photographer Sitting above Interstate 35E traffic, a new ...

Under muggy, rainforest-like skies and a little drizzle on Saturday, the San Antonio Zoo officially opened Congo Falls, a state-of-the-art, 2-acre habitat that reintroduces gorillas back to the zoo ...

You can get a glimpse of Brookfield Zoo's 3,400 animals -- including polar bear, wolves, giraffes and many more -- without paying a penny this winter. The suburban zoo has expanded its winter free ...

Zoo Miami reopened to staff and visitors on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat earlier in the day forced law enforcement to evacuate the facility. "The security sweep at Zoo Miami has been ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and fire rescue personnel responded to Zoo Miami on Tuesday morning to investigate a bomb threat hoax. The M-DSO bomb squad and K-9 units ...