The Little Rock Zoo called on TODAY viewers to help name its newest great ape baby. See which name won the TODAY poll!

Four-legged egg hunters from all over the Heartland will get a chance to harvest Easter treats and help local food banks.

Jason Miller of Rubber City Comics, Magic City Comics and Akron Comicon talks about how he started making a living in the ...

The BioPark is taking the month of April to celebrate the great apes they have in the zoo. As part of Great Ape-ril, the ...

Last week’s pets: A dog named Otis was adopted. A dog named Pria and a rooster named Leo are still available for adoption.

Rescued from illegal trafficking and "humanized" in the process, Colombia's last great ape in captivity is now headed to a sanctuary in Brazil to reunite with his species. House cancels rest of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on the city’s south side Thursday afternoon. According to DMPD, officers responded to a ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Ape Cognition & Conservation (Ape) Initiative announced on social media Wednesday that one of their bonobos has died. In a post on Facebook, the initiative said that Kanzi, a 44 ...

This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like affinities for art and language; self-awareness; and an understanding of ...

Losing a beloved pet in China is increasingly becoming not the end of a beautiful friendship, but the start of something almost as good, thanks to the growing use of animal cloning services.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. BALLWIN — A 4-year-old boy was found dead by officers on Tuesday night in a Vlasis Park pond. Ballwin police said they were ...