The current Indianapolis Zoo in White River State Park traces its roots back about 80 years with the incorporation of the Indianapolis Zoological Society in 1944. The leaders of the group were cagey ...

Matt Standridge talks about the zoo's new field grant, Christmas at the zoo, and we get up close with the walrus.

INDIANAPOLIS — The last roller coaster in all of Indianapolis will soon cease to exist. The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed Wednesday that two rides, the skyline attraction and Kōmbo Family Coaster, will ...

Two Indianapolis Zoo rides will be removed to make room for new exhibits next year. The zoo will dismantle the Kōmbo Family Coaster and the Skyline overhead tram in the first quarter of 2026 to clear ...

A female chimpanzee escaped her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday morning, prompting a lockdown and swift emergency response from zoo staff. The incident occurred at around 10 a.m. on Nov.

A chimpanzee that escaped its enclosure was recaptured on November 14, the Indianapolis Zoo said. “At approximately 10 am, a female chimpanzee was seen outside her exhibit,” the zoo said in a Facebook ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WKRC/WISH/CNN Newsource) - A female chimpanzee that escaped from her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday morning was safely returned after being sedated. The escape prompted a ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Indianapolis Zoo said Friday that an escaped chimpanzee was safely captured without any visitors, staff, or the chimp being hurt. The female chimpanzee will be returned to ...

A chimpanzee broke out of her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo Friday morning, sparking a lockdown that trapped dozens of visitors — including 37 schoolchildren on a field trip. Jake Oakman, the ...

A chimpanzee got out of its enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo, forcing the zoo to be placed on lockdown.It all unfolded around 10 a.m. when the zoo said a female chimpanzee was seen outside her ...

A chimpanzee escaped its enclosure on Friday morning at the Indianapolis Zoo, forcing a lockdown for visitors for about two hours before the team managed to sedate and return her to the exhibit. The ...

Now that Christmas is right around the corner, we are getting a better idea of what weather we will see here in Middle Tennessee.