The Dallas Zoo has a new baby, a gorilla born in the early hours of Friday, July 18, to 20-year-old mom Megan. The zoo said the mom and baby are doing great and they ventured out into the habitat over ...

The Dallas Zoo sold 17,000 tickets for a recent "Dollar Day" event, with attendees calling parking a "pleasant challenge." Visitors navigated large crowds and high temperatures by arriving early and ...

The zoo also shared a video that showed the baby giraffe was quick to his feet, standing within an hour and even testing out his new, albeit wobbly, legs after nursing. “Welcoming a new calf is always ...

DALLAS, Texas -- A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Dallas and charged in connection with the suspected theft of a pair of emperor tamarin monkeys that were recovered unharmed this week in an ...

Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer The Dallas Zoo is the oldest and largest zoological park in Texas — and it’s not even close. At 106 acres, it’s about double the size of the zoos in Fort Worth, San ...

The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Dallas is hosting Flutter & Fizz on Saturday, April 19, as a benefit for the Dallas Zoo. The event will be a springtime champagne brunch in the zoo’s brand-new butterfly ...

Summer is in full-swing and the Dallas Zoo’s Dollar Days are finally here. Every year, the zoo lowers their admission to $1 on particular dates. This year, on July 17 and Aug. 5, you can score $1 ...

DALLAS — The Dallas Zoo's newest arrival is a healthy male giraffe, the zoo announced in a press release. The 5'8, 156-pound baby giraffe was born Sept. 24 to his mother Katie and father Tebogo, the ...

The Dallas Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to four western lowland gorillas that have called North Texas home for over a decade. Sometime this fall, Shana, Zola, Juba and B'Wenzi will be moving to ...

In response to a series of high-profile security breaches at the Dallas Zoo, Texas legislators are considering bills that would stiffen penalties for trespassing in animal enclosures, elevating some ...

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...