This Michigan zoo is known for its unusual animal encounters, including the chance to meet Wallace the hippopotamus in a ...

The fourth annual Grand Rapids Lantern Festival is April 8 to June 14 at the John Ball Zoo. See what's new in 2026.

A Michigan zoo has welcomed baby bintlets for the first time in over two decades. Potter Park Zoo said mom Thistle gave birth to three bintlets on the Fourth of July. Unfortunately, the zoo said one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sept. 5 (UPI) --The John Ball Zoo in Michigan announced the birth of a pygmy hippo calf, the first of its species to be born at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan zoo has announced the birth of its pygmy hippo calf. John Ball Zoo announced on Facebook that first-time parents Penelope and Jahari welcomed their 11-pound baby on ...

With Halloween just a hop, skip, and a jump away, anything and everything pumpkin is making the rounds. From jack-o’-lanterns to pumpkin spice lattes, this is the season for these round, orange ...

LANSING, MI – One Michigan zoo community is mourning the death of a 16-year-old tiger just over two years since he arrived at the facility. The Potter Park Zoo announced on social media on Monday, ...