Dallas Zoo

Each year, the zoo drops its admission price to only $1 for anyone ages 3 and olde.

The Dallas Zoo welcomed thousands of visitors for the solar eclipse. As Vince Sims reports they provided a unique opportunity to see how the animals would react to the darkness.  

Offering a special eclipse-themed menu and animals exhibiting strange behavior, the Dallas Zoo welcomed 4,000 people on Eclipse Day.

The Dallas Zoo announced the birth of an okapi calf.

The Dallas Zoo is hosting a viewing event allowing visitors to take in the eclipse and witness how animals may react to the celestial event.

On Wednesday, Dallas Zoo officials posted on X that the whooping crane chick, which was born at the zoo on June 10, 2023, was found dead with a gunshot wound near Mamou, Louisiana, on Jan. 9.

Dallas Zoo prepares for the total solar eclipse on April 8th. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports on how the event could affect animals.

It’s been a year since a series of shocking incidents that included the case of 25 year-old Davion Irving who was charged with stealing two monkeys. This week the DA’s office requested the case be dismissed because prosecutors say Irvin is incompetent to stand trial. Now the zoo is moving forward with big plans for the future and a new...

There are big developments in the year-long investigation into crimes at the Dallas Zoo. A man facing charges in connection with several incidents won’t face trial in some of the cases. Maria Guerrero has the latest.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said Friday the case against a man accused of stealing monkeys from the Dallas Zoo is not over, though he is now facing fewer charges.

Dallas City Council Members strongly supported Monday for a $100 million improvement plan at the Dallas Zoo.

The Dallas Zoo has a $100 million plan to keep progress going on attendance and stature among U.S. zoos. Dallas city leaders heard the plan Monday and voiced strong support. Voters will get a say in May.

A 15-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Dallas Zoo was euthanized Sunday following surgery to repair an injured jaw, according to the zoo’s post on X. The zoo said the giraffe, Ferrell, was injured following “an unexpected fall in the barn.” Ferrell injured his jaw in the fall and after a consultation with veterinarians, the zoo decided to attempt to...

The Dallas Zoo celebrated the birthday of one of its big cats in style on Wednesday!

On this Thanksgiving, birds are a big concern at the Dallas Zoo. Flocks like the flamingos are a main attraction but right now, you won’t see them if you go. As NBC 5’s Meredith Yeomans shows, the bird flu has the zoo on high alert.

At the Dallas Zoo, the flock of flamingos are often the first attraction people visit. Right now, all they see is an empty habitat.

This is the first whooping crane chick hatched and reared at the Dallas Zoo.

A man accused of stealing two exotic monkeys and cutting open the fenced enclosures for other animals at the Dallas Zoo has been declared “mentally ill” and will not stand trial, according to court records.

The zoo had a celebration for Izwi the lion and Boipelo the hippo.

The zoo celebrated two birthdays on Thursday.