Adults-only "Locked Zoo" series features two themes with puzzle-solving adventures throughout the venue on select dates in ...

Can you escape the jungle at John Ball Zoo? The zoo is hosting three escape room experiences this year, where teams of up ...

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.

John Ball Zoo is expecting a new addition. Penelope, one of the zoo’s pygmy hippos, is pregnant, the zoo announced in a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo will reopen Friday for the new season, just in time for spring break. Beginning Friday, visitors can view animals and species on display, including two ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo opens Friday, marking the public debut of some new furry residents and the start of a season full of activities. The zoo is excited to welcome people ...

John Ball Zoo also wants to replace the existing gift shop and conversation education center with bigger spaces. All of the proposed projects are estimated to cost at least $300 million, ...

John Ball Zoo is achieving these through manual irrigation on an as-needed basis using 100% native plantings. Some of the plants are growing from locally harvested seeds from Plaster Creek Stewards.

According to John Ball Zoo, the pygmy hippo and antelope had been interacting for about a month through a mesh barrier, but Tuesday was the first time they had access to each other.

John Ball Zoo CEO Peter D’Arienzo told MLive last year that the zoo would have received $2 million in revenue by the end of the first two months of the 2020 season had it not been closed.

In a Facebook post filled with images of Penelope, the zoo said it's the perfect time to come visit her and her round belly.