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• WATCH: Grandma gets a face full of feces at the zoo

  April 3, 2017 3:46 PM

  GRAND RAPIDS – A Michigan woman got more than she bargained for after a visit to a Grand Rapids Zoo Sunday. Erin Vargo, who works at John Ball Zoo, said she was just hoping to have an average day when she captured the funniest thing she’s ever seen in... more »

• No timetable to replace giraffes at Baton Rouge Zoo

  March 22, 2016 12:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Zoo hopes to replace two giraffes that died over the weekend eventually but says there's not currently a timetable to make that happen. "I miss the one with the light beige tan," Margaret Selver says. Zookeepers had to put two female giraffes down this... more »

• UPDATE: Endangered baby monkey born at zoo dies

  March 15, 2016 2:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo announced the death of its newborn golden lion tamarin that was born at the zoo last Wednesday. Zoo keepers found the baby in extremely weak condition on Monday and then placed it into veterinary care at the zoo’s George Felton, Jr. Veterinary Hospital.... more »

• Endangered baby monkey born at Baton Rouge Zoo

  March 11, 2016 12:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo announced the arrival of a new baby golden lion tamarin monkey Friday. The monkey was born at the zoo on Mar. 9, and is now on exhibit with its parents who are on loan to the zoo from the Brazilian government. The baby... more »