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ST. LOUIS • For the first time in 20 years, a black rhino calf has been born at the St. Louis Zoo.
According to the Saint Louis Zoo, black rhinos are a critically endangered species, and they’ve experienced the most drastic decline out of the five surviving rhino species. This is because many are ...
Just in time for Mother's Day, the St. Louis Zoo announced their endangered black rhino is expected to give birth any day.
Romeo and Zooliet is an enchanting theatrical event. The ingenious Jennifer Joan Thompson’s clever script and Michael Curry’s ...
ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo’s black rhinoceros Moyo was sent to the Birmingham Zoo in hopes of creating a family. He made it safely to the zoo in Alabama on June 11.
Moyo was born at the Saint Louis Zoo back on May 17, 2017. He was only the second black rhino to be born at the Zoo in 26 years. His brother, Ruka, was born at the Zoo in 2011.
ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the loss of Kijana, a 32-year-old chimpanzee and beloved member of the zoo’s tight-knit chimp troop.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4)—The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its oldest animals. Othello, a centenarian Aldabra giant tortoise, was humanely euthanized on Tuesday due to ...
Every time Ricki Franklin steps into character as Juliet for the upcoming Saint Louis Zoo and St. Louis Shakespeare Festival collaborative presentation of “Romeo and Zooliet,” she feels an ...
Zuri and Ruka, the calf's father, both arrived in Kansas City from the Oregon Zoo in April 2018. Zuri was born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Ruka, 11, was born at the Saint Louis Zoo.
ST. LOUIS (WSIL) -- The St. Louis Zoo is giving the public several updates and unveiled renderings of some of the animals and proposed experiences at the planned WildCare Park. The development of ...
The black rhinos at the St. Louis Zoo are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Black Rhino Species Survival Plan. Currently, there are 60 black rhinos in 38 institutions.