Zoo

Fort Worth Zoo Welcomes Baby Rhino

The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating a new addition to the family! The yet-to-be-named female one-horned rhino was born August 16, 2012.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/08/30

Photo of Nikki, one of two adult chimpanzees that attacked a UT San Antonio student working at the Jane Goodall Institute in South Africa. (credit: David Devo Oosthuizen @ 2012 All Rights Reserved)

Texas Student Attacked By Chimp Coming Home To U.S.

The University of Texas at San Antonio student mauled in a chimpanzee attack in South Africa is returning home for treatment.

2012/08/02

Chimps In Attack On Texas Student Being Reintroduced

Officials say the two chimpanzees that mauled a Texas college student at an animal refuge in South Africa are being reintroduced at the center.

2012/07/30

South Africa: Chimps That Attacked Texas Student To Live

Two adult chimpanzees that viciously attacked a Texas college student at a primate sanctuary in South Africa were defending their territory and will be allowed to live.

2012/07/03

(credit: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images)

Reindeer Unharmed After Escaping Texas Trailer

Police say two reindeer hit the ground running near Houston after a trailer hauling them came loose, popped open and the animals jumped out.

2011/12/15

A spider monkey is seen in a tree in Nicaragua. (credit: ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

Monkey Escapes Enclosure At Dallas Zoo

For the second time in less than two weeks, an animal managed to get out inside of the Dallas Zoo’s primate habitat.

2011/11/07

Hippos at the Fort Worth Zoo. (credit: fortworthzoo.org)

Students Make Virtual Visits To Fort Worth Zoo

The Fort Worth Zoo is the first in Texas to join a network of museums and scientific nonprofit organizations that provide lessons via video conferencing for a relatively modest fee.

2011/11/02

(credit: Dallas Zoo/Staff Photographer Cathy Burkey)

Dallas Zoo Chimp Gets Loose In Non-Public Area

A chimpanzee at the Dallas Zoo has been sedated after briefly escaping from her enclosure but staying in an area not open to the public.

2011/10/25

7 Big Cats From North Texas Farm Relocated To NJ Zoo

Seven big cats found neglected on a farm in North Texas are settling in their new home at a New Jersey zoo. The owner of an exotic cat sanctuary in Wylie contacted the zoo after learning the owner of the farm had died.

2011/08/12

Wanted probation violator Brynell McFarland. (credit: Dallas Police Dept.)

Robbery Suspect Loses Police Inside Dallas Zoo Habitat

A manhunt at the Dallas Zoo has ended. Dallas police were searching for a man they say committed a violent robbery.

2011/04/29

Dallas Zoo Donates Books, Journals To Baghdad Zoo

Nearly eight years after a devastating war in Iraq, the zoo in the capital of Baghdad is enjoying a resurgence despite losing animals and support material.

CBSDFW.COM–2010/12/16

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