Dickerson Park Zoo along with zoos in general are not what they were "30, 40, even 20 years ago" with the advances of science, technology, research and more, Powell said.

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The zoo will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. While Dickerson Park Zoo as Springfield residents know it was founded in 1923, the land housed a zoological park many years before then.

A giraffe calf was born early Tuesday at Dickerson Park Zoo. According to the zoo, the mother Emma and newborn are bonding and appear healthy. The gender of the giraffe is not yet known but the ...

Dickerson Park Zoo is inviting the public to help name the cheetah triplets born in November 2024, according to a press release. The cubs, two girls and a boy, were born to 4-year-old Faith on Nov ...

Dickerson Park Zoo along with zoos in general are not what they were "30, 40, even 20 years ago" with the advances of science, technology, research and more, Powell said.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — The bears at the Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield received a Thanksgiving treat. The zoo hosted its ‘Beary Happy Thanksgiving’ on Tuesday. Instead of total ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Dickerson Park Zoo celebrates its 100th birthday on Saturday with a proclamation and fun before and after. The Zoo will host the proclamation in the zoo’s ...

Dickerson Park Zoo is welcoming what zookeepers are calling a "very special tiger." Jango is a seven-year-old Malayan tiger that has undergone a procedure to help protect his species.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Dickerson Park Zoo is welcoming two new residents to the zoo, the largest rodent in the world, the Capybara. Tracy Campbell, a Senior Zookeeper, says the male, Capy one ...

Dickerson Park Zoo and Friends of the Zoo have announced the addition of two special habitats at the zoo. Thanks to a partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield, there are now two new nursing ...

The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri, welcomed three cheetah cubs on Thursday, Oct. 1, the zoo proudly announced on Wednesday.