The Blank Park Zoo made use of some unused space and launched their new Play + Do program this year. Zoo educators invite children of all ages to enjoy immersive, hands-on activities designed to ...

A hit with locals and visiting families, the Blank Park Zoo sits on 49 acres, 22 of which are home to animal facilities and exhibits. Nearly 1,500 animals representing more than 100 species live here.

The zoo's Holmes Foster Events Center, completed in 2021 ... to contribute to their dwindling population. Previously: Blank Park Zoo welcomes a snow leopard to the family — the zoo's first ...

Blank Park Zoo's annual Wild Lights is back and bigger than ever before. The festival, which features 50 all-new illuminated Asian lanterns, showcases various animals, insects and plants.

A baby cotton-top tamarin was euthanized at Blank Park Zoo this week after it was found separated from its family and in poor ...

Blank Park Zoo is seeing double as Kida, a cotton-top tamarin, has given birth to twins almost exactly one year from birthing her last set. The tiny duo was born at the zoo on Tuesday to their mom ...

One of two baby cotton-top tamarins born recently at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has died. The twin monkeys were born in February, almost exactly a year after mom, Kida, gave birth to another set ...

One of two baby cotton-top tamarin twins born recently at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has died, the zoo announced. The Blank Park Zoo welcomed the pair of cotton-top tamarin monkeys in February ...