Rufus, a Bornean orangutan and beloved 20-year Kansas City Zoo resident, passed away due to a chronic heart condition at the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the death of their 36-year-old orangutan, Rufus. The zoo ...

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

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo announces the name of its new aquarium.. The attraction will be called the Sobela Ocean Aquarium when it opens on September 1, 2023.. The name was selected ...

Their "trunks" are packed, and Kansas City, here they come.The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium announced Thursday it is now the home to two new elephants: Mother-daughter pair Christie, 37, and Zuri ...

The Kansas City Zoo, which is now named the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, will unveil the new, 650,000-gallon aquarium on Sept. 1. The new aquatic habitat will add nearly 8,300 animals to the zoo ...

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 ...

A gorilla at the Kansas City Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, zoo officials said. One of the zoo’s western lowland gorillas, named Charlie, was recently diagnosed with the delta variant of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the death of a beloved Western lowland gorilla. “Curtis” passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 28.

Oh baby, The Kansas City Zoo is celebrating a new arrival.Officials say an eastern black rhinoceros calf was born at the zoo in the early morning hours of New Year's Eve. The calf and its mother ...