KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City is no stranger to intense heat. Throughout July, we faced several days with extreme heat warnings with temperatures in the 90s. The Kansas City Zoo is home to ...

A Masai giraffe calf named Aspen was born on December 29, 2025, marking a significant win for conservationists.

Cotton-top tamarins are a critically endangered species. Wyoming toads were once listed as extinct. Recent births of both animals at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium are a show of some progress in their ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you haven’t been to the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium recently, you may not have known that the local attraction has welcomed not one, but two, new members to its animal family. And ...

The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium welcomed a 6-foot-tall baby giraffe named Aspen on Dec. 29, 2025.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of two animals that spent decades at the park. The Zoo announced Wednesday that 20-year-old male lion Shakarri and 29-year-old female ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium said goodbye to two longtime friends on Wednesday. According to the KC Zoo, the two animals who passed were 20-year-old male lion Shakarri and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A young North American river otter that arrived at Think Wild in Bend earlier this year has been transferred to the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium after being deemed “non-releasable” to ...