Dallas Zoo

The Dallas Zoo reopened to the public on Friday after 11 weeks of being shut down during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Dallas Zoo reopened to the public on Friday after 11 weeks of being shut down during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

After being closed to visitors for almost 11 weeks because of the coronavirus, the Dallas Zoo is preparing to welcome guests back with some slight changes to help keep everyone safe.

After being closed to visitors for almost 11 weeks because of the coronavirus, the Dallas Zoo is preparing to welcome guests back with some slight changes to help keep everyone safe.

The Dallas Zoo tweeted Monday, May 4, 2020 they have new additions to the zoo. Three new Nubian ibex have joined recent twins at the zoo. The Dallas Zoo recently announced the debut of a set of twins of the species and shared that another pair of twins and another female joined the family on Monday. The Nubian ibex is…

The Dallas Zoo announced Thursday three-year-old “Kijani” joined the zoo family. Kijani whose name means “warrior” in Swahili joins the Dallas Zoo from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. The new lion has been paired with Bahati on a breeding recommendation from AZA’s African Lion Species Survival Plan. Bahati was the first lion born in 43 years at the Dallas Zoo back…

The Dallas Zoo announced Friday night that Subira, a 24-year-old silverback gorilla, died. Zoo officials said Subira had recently developed a cough, but colds are common for gorillas this time of year. Pathology results later revealed Subira’s cause of death to be cardiovascular disease. The zoo said in a release “Heart disease is the number one cause of death...

One of the newest arrivals at the Dallas Zoo made his debut on Tuesday. Malawa is a baby zebra that was born earlier this year at the zoo.

One of the newest arrivals at the Dallas Zoo made his debut on Tuesday. Malawa is a baby zebra that was born earlier this year at the zoo.

The Dallas Zoo has welcomed another feathered friend to its bird entourage — a milky eagle owl. Hodari, whose name means “mighty” in Swahili, is the zoo’s first milky eagle owl chick. The 18-day-old chick came as an egg from Atlanta, but hatched at the Dallas Zoo earlier this month. The milky eagle owl is native to sub-Saharan Africa and…

NBC 5 and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) encourage all North Texas students, Kindergarten through 12th grade, to showcase their artwork in this year’s DART Student Art Contest. The theme of this year’s contest is “Paint the town _. Ride DART.” (You fill in the blank!) Students are encouraged to create a poster that showcases the unique places they have…

The Dallas Zoo welcomed a baby zebra to its family in early January, zoo officials say. The zebra, born Jan. 6 to mom Keeya and dad Saba, was the first Hartmann’s mountain zebra born at the Dallas Zoo. The zoo said the baby was walking and nursing within an hour of his birth. The zoo said the zebra’s name,...

There’s a new baby at the Dallas Zoo. Shani is the newest member of the Gerenuk heard at the zoo. The calf was born the day after Christmas and is currently spending some time behind the scenes with her mom. Both are doing well and visitors will be able to see the newborn in the Serengeti habitat soon. Gerenuks...

Some animals at The Dallas Zoo got some tasty treats for the holidays.

There’s a new baby zoo animal in Dallas. Meet Zuberi the Kudu. Kudus are a part of the antelope family.

The Dallas Zoo has a new resident — George, a chimpanzee from Tennessee. George, a boy of just 11 years, is fitting in nicely with his troopmates and has already made a close friend in Kirk. “The two were fast friends and have spent a lot of time together, but he’s also pretty fond of Margaret,” zookeepers said. George made…

It’s no secret some of the best learning takes place outside of the classroom. We can all remember a field trip where we learned something so cool we just never forgot it. If only class were there every day. Well, for some students it is, at the Dallas Zoo. “As soon as I heard about it I was like,...

The Dallas Zoo is one of only a few zoos in the country to offer preschool classes.

Two white-cheeked gibbons named Daxin and Tualang are the newest residents at the Dallas Zoo.