Posted on April 8, 2019 at 8:37 PM by Ryan Bickel
Ayana, the eastern black rhino at Blank Park Zoo, gave birth on April 5, 2019 to a 112 pound female...
Posted on February 14, 2019 at 8:49 AM by Ryan Bickel
Exciting news. Ayana the eastern black rhinoceros is pregnant with number two. Watch this video to learn more. Based on...
Posted on December 7, 2018 at 3:56 PM by Blog Author
Blank Park Zoo is open all year long and some of the animals that call the Zoo home love the...
Posted on October 9, 2018 at 11:18 AM by Blog Author
What do cell phones, okapi, gorillas, and recycling have in common? Answer: Coltan and other precious metals used in cell...
Posted on October 8, 2018 at 4:25 PM by Blog Author
Just by visiting the zoo, you help protect critically endangered wild rhinos in Zimbabwe via the work of the International...
Posted on August 15, 2018 at 2:55 PM by Ryan Bickel
Blank Park Zoo is happy to announce the birth of a male harbor seal pup on August 4, 2018! He...
Posted on July 30, 2018 at 10:40 AM by Blog Author
Our Water Our Land is a weekly educational video series produced by the Drake University Agricultural Law Center and its...
Posted on July 9, 2018 at 9:16 AM by Blog Author
Plant.Grow.Fly., a collaboration of over 60 local, regional and national organizations, encourages the planting of butterfly gardens in backyards, at...
Posted on January 19, 2018 at 1:13 PM by Ryan Bickel
Our lion cubs have names! Kali (kaw-lee) meaning fierce, sharp; Asha (ah-sha) meaning life; and Jabari (ja-bar-ee) meaning the brave...
Posted on November 28, 2017 at 3:26 PM by Ryan Bickel
Blank Park Zoo welcomes three lion cubs to Blank Park Zoo. On November 14, 2017, Neema the lion gave birth...