For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

The plan focuses on three specific pillars that outline the zoo's aspirations: species and habitat protection, wildlife trade ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - John Ball Zoo has welcomed two new lions ahead of opening to the public for its 2025 season. Last week, ...

John Ball Zoo introduces two African lions, Amara and Upepo, as part of its conservation efforts and 2025 Master Plan ...

The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center is sharing that one of its resident animals died Tuesday. The Topeka Zoo announced in a ...

Amara, a six-year-old female lion, and her 9-year-old male companion, Upepo, come to Grand Rapids at the recommendation of ...

Amara, 6, and her companion Upepo, 9, were safely brought to West Michigan from Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee at the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - John Ball Zoo has welcomed two new lions ahead of opening to the public for its 2025 season. Last week, 6-year-old Amara and her 9-year-old male companion, Upepo, were welcomed ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo family has grown as zookeepers welcomed two African lions to Grand Rapids last week. Amara, 6, and her companion Upepo, 9, were safely brought to West ...

Move over, Simba and Nala—there's a new pair of lion cubs here to steal the spotlight, and you don't have to jet out all the ...

After teasing a big announcement for the last couple of days, the zoo announced Thursday it has brought in two new lions: a 6-year-old female named Amara and a 9-year-old male name Upepo.