Visit the Owls and Spooktacular 2009!
Monday, October 12, 2009 @7:14am CST
(Springfield, MO) -- Generations of kids in the Ozarks have spent October nights prowling around Dickerson Park Zoo as part of their Halloween tradition.  This is the 29th year for this family favorite. 
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Visiting the Baby Otters
Monday, August 10, 2009 @7:46am CST
Everybody has a favorite animal to visit at the zoo.  The otters are always a lot of fun, and now, there are more of them at the Dickerson Park Zoo.

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Art Gone Wild This Saturday
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @7:06am CST
(Springfield, MO) -- Dickerson Park Zoo and the Springfield Regional Arts Council partner this Saturday for the 6th annual Art Gone Wild at the Zoo.

Dickerson Park Zoo's Blue-Tongued Skink
Monday, June 8, 2009 @8:12am CST
Melinda Arnold with the Dickerson Park Zoo joins us this morning.  She brought an interesting friend to visit for us.
Aping Around at Dickerson Park Zoo

(Springfield, MO) -- We're monkeying around - actually "aping" around at Dickson Park Zoo!  Meet the zoo's two gibbons - a male and female whose personalities couldn't be more different.