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Adults-only "Locked Zoo" series features two themes with puzzle-solving adventures throughout the venue on select dates in ...
John Ball Zoo is hosting an escape room experience on Friday.
The Power of Pollinators exhibit will feature over 20 massive animatronic insects that both move and make noise, from bees to ...
The zoo is hosting three escape room experiences this year, where teams of up to six will work together to solve puzzles to ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – If you’re looking for something to do with the family this summer, there’s a new exhibit opening at John Ball Zoo. It’s called The Power of Pollinators Tiny Creatures That ...
The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.
Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand, went viral in September 2024. Viewers around ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — John Ball Zoo will be transformed into an escape room for a series of evening events this summer, giving guests the opportunity to solve puzzles and unravel nature-related ...
In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.
Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a Thursday social media post. It will be the pygmy ...
Michigan is home to 26 zoos, all worth checking out. Here's a look at five of the most popular and well-known in the state.
The zoo is hosting three escape room experiences this year, where teams of up to six will work together to solve puzzles to escape. The first Locked Zoo event, Cryptic Cats, will take place Friday ...