"A Dream Come True" read the headline that ran atop an editorial published in the Topeka Daily Capital on May 24, 1974, the day the Topeka Zoo opened its Tropical Rainforest. The editorial expressed ...

Christmas is just 15 days away, and two of Topeka’s biggest light displays are in full swing. Topeka Zoo Lights is having ...

Welcome 2026 with the Toast at Ten at the Topeka’s Zoo’s Kay McFarland Japanese Garden. It runs 6 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31.

New Topeka Zoo CEO Christina Castellano says her being a mother of two small children played a "huge" role in her decision to move here and take that job. "Speaking with staff and people in the ...

Topeka Zoo Lights admission is $2 off from 6 to 9 p.m. Thanksgiving night. They’re also hosting “Wild Wednesday,” when all tickets are the $9 child’s price.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Security Benefit will donate $250,000 to the Topeka Zoo for future masterplan projects. The check presentation will be at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at the Topeka Zoo ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center is celebrating the birth of two newborns of an endangered species. The Topeka Zoo is welcoming a pair of golden lion tamarins. The two babies ...

Karen, a 5-year-old female ostrich at the Topeka Zoo, recently died after grabbing and swallowing a staff member's keys, the zoo announced Friday. Karen had lived since March 2023 in the zoo's Giraffe ...

Karen, a five-year-old ostrich living at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas, has died after swallowing a set of keys she snatched from a staff member, according to zoo officials. The beloved bird “tragically ...

Ho Ho lived far longer than the average bear. The male Malaysian Sun Bear, thought to be the oldest living sun bear in North America, died Monday morning at the Topeka Zoo at age 35, the zoo announced ...

The Topeka Zoo has removed both of its lions from their exhibit because lioness Asante is being closely monitored for her health. After not having much interest in food, Asante's care team and vet ...