Blank Park Zoo's newest addition is a ton of fun. Literally.Ajani Joe — known as AJ — is a 4-year-old, 2,300-pound eastern black rhinoceros who comes to Des Moines from the Cincinnati Zoo ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A rare rhino will have a new home at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Ajani Joe, known as “AJ," was born at ...

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

A precious baby animal on the brink of extinction was born at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. There are fewer than 100 of these species left in the wild.

Frisco school district in Texas confirms surveillance footage of Austin Metcalf's fatal stabbing at a track meet; 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony faces murder charges.

The famous bald eagles Jackie and Shadow are officially "empty nesters" after their second eaglet, Gizmo, took her first flight over the weekend, as seen by the nest camera in Big Bear Valley, ...

Ajani Joe, known as “AJ," was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2020. The zoo says his name means “he who wins the struggle” in Swahili. He comes to Iowa with the important task of increasing the ...

Cheetah pups get frozen meat popsicles and the big cats can chill in indoor habitats or bask in the sun, as they sometimes ...

Hundreds of beloved stuffed animals received tender loving care at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s second annual Stuffed Animal Clinic Tuesday.