Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Indianapolis Zoo rides will be removed to make room for new exhibits next year. The zoo will dismantle the Kōmbo Family ...

The Indianapolis Zoo plans to remove its family coaster and overhead tram rides early next year to make way for future exhibit space. The removal of the 26-seat Kōmbo Family Coaster and the ...

The public is invited to make their voices heard in an online, head-to-head voting challenge, helping species advance round by round until a champion is crowned.

INDIANAPOLIS — Conservation is going head-to-head at the Indianapolis Zoo where an online voting challenge will end with one species rising above the rest. The Uproar Conservation Challenge is a new ...

The elephant is suspected to have endotheliotropic herpesviris, which is rare in elephants. EEHV is a virus, which can cause a highly fatal hemorrhagic disease when transmitted to young elephants.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo on Wednesday, Feb. 18, announced the arrival of five dolphins. The zoo shared photos of the dolphins — Denise, Panama, Gemini, Cobalt and Cayman — Feb. 18. "While ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WKRC/WISH/CNN Newsource) - A female chimpanzee that escaped from her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday morning was safely returned after being sedated. The escape prompted a ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a new giraffe calf to its herd this week. The calf, a male, was born to first-time mother Kita following a 14-month pregnancy. "The calf weighed 137 pounds and stood ...

Rob Shumaker, president and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo, is on a leave of absence for undisclosed reasons, the zoo confirmed Wednesday night. Shumaker, an evolutionary biologist, joined the zoo in ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Robert W. Shumaker has taken a leave of absence as president and CEO of the Indianapolis Zoo. David Hosick, director of the zoo’s public relations, told News 8 that he was unable ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Zoo is celebrating the arrival of five bottlenose dolphins. The zoo announced the arrival of the new pod members–Cayman, Cobalt, Denise, Gemini, and Panama–on ...