Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean orangutan who lived at the Kansas City Zoo for more than two decades, died Saturday due to ...

The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of 36-year-old orangutan Rufus. He had lived at the Zoo for over two decades and peacefully passed on Saturday due to a chronic heart condition.

KANSAS CITY— The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of a popular orangutan. Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean ...

Here's the note from the Zoo for those who haven't seen it already and a nice sentimental finish to Sunday given that metro ...

There has never been a better time to plan a trip to the Kansas City Zoo. With incredible animal exhibits, a brand-new ...

A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...

Officials with the zoo announced the popular GloWild lantern festival will return to Kansas City in fall 2024 with new theme "Legends & Lore." ...

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium staff enjoyed a unique slumber party as snow blanketed the metro. More than 20 staff members from the animal care and facilities teams slept overnight in the zoo’s ...

The Kansas City Zoo is rebranding itself to better welcome its aquatic residents when the Sobela Ocean Aquarium opens later this year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A goat was rescued after getting stuck under a bridge Monday afternoon near the Kansas City Zoo. A goat is stuck under a bridge near the Kansas City Zoo on Monday, April 8 ...

The new 650,000-gallon aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo has a name: The Sobela Ocean Aquarium, the zoo unveiled Tuesday morning. Benefactors Barnett and Shirley Helzberg selected the name to honor ...

The Kansas City Zoo welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros calf during the early morning of Dec. 31, the Missouri establishment announced in a Facebook post on Thursday ...