Rufus, a Bornean orangutan and beloved 20-year Kansas City Zoo resident, passed away due to a chronic heart condition at the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the death of their 36-year-old orangutan, Rufus. The zoo ...

Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean orangutan who lived at the Kansas City Zoo for more than two decades, died Saturday due to a chronic heart condition.Rufus was born in 1988 at Utah's Hogle Zoo and ...

KANSAS CITY— The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of a popular orangutan. Rufus, a 36-year-old male Bornean ...

The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of 36-year-old orangutan Rufus. He had lived at the Zoo for over two decades and peacefully passed on Saturday due to a chronic heart condition.

There has never been a better time to plan a trip to the Kansas City Zoo. With incredible animal exhibits, a brand-new ...

The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is taking inspiration from one of kids’ favorite explorers this summer.

Cotton-top tamarins are a critically endangered species. Wyoming toads were once listed as extinct. Recent births of both animals at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium are a show of some progress in ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The GloWild lantern festival is returning to the Kansas Zoo and Aquarium this fall with a new theme and new displays from Sept. 5 to Dec. 28. This is the fourth year the ...

Here's the note from the Zoo for those who haven't seen it already and a nice sentimental finish to Sunday given that metro ...

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Monday signed the 2026 state budget, vetoing more than 200-line items worth about $300 million.