A unique partnership between Blank Park Zoo and LifeServe Blood Center is proving to be a lifeline for some of the zoo's most ...

Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines is now home to two bamboo sharks: Snoopy and Pluto. Here's how you can visit them.

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.

Ajani Joe comes to Blank Park Zoo from the Cincinnati Zoo, where he became popular for his spunky personality and love of mud ...

Fifty-six Blanding's turtles were released into their natural wetland habitat June 4. Three partnering agencies, consisting ...

Blank Park Zoo is using a peak pricing model during the 2025 Wild Lights Festival, which means higher prices for more popular nights. For more information or tickets visit Blank Park Zoo's website.

Blank Park Zoo & Karl Chevrolet have partnered to help provide transportation for "Zoo To You" program that brings education ...

The zoo's veterinarians, zookeepers and maintenance staff collaborated to create the perfect solution -- a one-of-a-kind, tortoise-friendly custom scooter built from an industrial-strength cart.

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.

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 ...

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 ...