Asia exhibit at the Oklahoma City Zoo to include larger area for elephants 5 hr ago | Comments 7 Page after page of drawings rested under Ace Torre’s hands as he listened to advice from a horticulturalist. His drawings represent the largest and most expensive project in Oklahoma City Zoo...

IN brief Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment Germany welcomes twin cubs BERLIN — Flocke, the German celebrity polar bear, has new twin siblings. The Nuremberg zoo says Flocke’s mother, Vera, gave birth Nov. 21 to cubs weighing...

Oklahoma City Zoo offers free admission today Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment Admission is free today at the Oklahoma City Zoo for the Thanksgiving holiday. Special Thanksgiving-themed treats will be given out to animals throughout the zoo. Andean condors will get a tray of...

Free admission offered at Oklahoma City zoo Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Comments 2 Free admission offered In celebration of Thanksgiving, the Oklahoma City Zoo is offering free admission to all ages today. Visitors also will get an opportunity to see some of the animals feast on...

Oklahoma City Zoo event has record numbers Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment The 25th annual Haunt the Zoo trick-or-treat event at the Oklahoma City Zoo drew a record number of visitors this year, according to zoo attendance figures. More than 45,000 visitors attended...

Oklahoma City zoo’s Cat Forest debuts newest baby Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment Zookeepers didn’t know the ocelot at the Oklahoma City Zoo was pregnant until they found her cub. The secretive mother, Pinga, gave birth to half-pound Joaquin on July 3, said Jonathan...

Edmond's Parkhurst project event set Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — The Edmond Land Conservancy will host a family event to benefit the Parkhurst Ranch Preservation Project. The event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Parkhurst Ranch Pumpkin...

Oklahoma City Briefs Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma City Zoo Admission to zoo is free Mondays Admission to the Oklahoma City Zoo is free Mondays during December, January and February. Also, zoo visitors in December can earn $1 admission by...

In Brief: Metro Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment Zoo admission free Mondays Admission to the Oklahoma City Zoo is free Mondays during December, January and February. Also, zoo visitors in December can earn $1 admission by bringing an edible...

In brief: Norman Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN Rotary club recognizes two Norman students’ achievements Two Norman students have been recognized by the Norman Rotary Club for their achievements both in and out of the classroom....

Cubs remain in Oklahoma City Zoo's pride Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 1 Four lion cubs were born at the Oklahoma City Zoo one year ago this week, and they’re still drawing crowds. The lions — Malaika, Zari, Kalliope and Xerxes — are playful, healthy...

Events A-list Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Add a comment Kings of Leon at Bricktown Coca-Cola Event Center OCTOBER 26 The U.K. has officially been overtaken by Kings Of Leon mania with its bar-brawling garage rock sound and No. 1 album “Only by the...

New sushi guides address sustainability Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Bluefin tuna is known as the kind of sushi. But the fish's popularity has been its downfall. Overfishing has sent the world's bluefin population plummeting by 90 precent in 30 years.

Notes & Quotes from the LOOKatOKC blog Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | Add a comment Fall has arrived and OKC is getting cooler in more ways than one. Fresh from appearances on Saturday Night Live and Letterman, the Nashville-based indie icons The Kings of Leon roll into the...

Missing Norman python returned Mon, Oct 6, 2008 | Comments 2 NORMAN - Merlin the Python is back home after disappearing for 10 days. Now, police in Norman are investigating how he vanished and how he returned. Merlin -- a 12-foot-long albino Burmese python...

12-foot python missing from Norman zoo Sun, Oct 5, 2008 NORMAN — The Little River Zoo in Norman is looking for a 12-foot snake that was stolen from its enclosure twice in three days and last went missing more than a week ago, zoo director Janet Schmid...

Zoo tiger attack victim jailed in probation case Fri, Mar 28, 2008 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- One of two brothers who survived a tiger attack that killed their 17-year-old friend last year at San Francisco Zoo has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for...

Junior curators learn lessons, have fun at OKC Zoo Thu, May 8, 2008 | Add a comment Leighanne Dean Homeschool Junior It’s Saturday morning, and16-year-old Erin Tsambikos is hard at work, cleaning out a pool in the bird area at the Oklahoma City Zoo. “I was...

Transcripts Show Chaos of Tiger Attack Thu, Dec 27, 2007 SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- As more details emerged about the chaos during a tiger's attack of three young men at the San Francisco Zoo, family and friends mourned the teenager who was...

L.A. Zoo Welcomes Reggie the Alligator Fri, Aug 10, 2007 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Reggie, the alligator that cruised an urban lake for nearly two years while eluding what were purported to be some of the world's best gator wranglers, was introduced...