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    Visit the Owls and Spooktacular 2009!Play Media
    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 OttersPlay Media
    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 SaturdayPlay Media
    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 SkinkPlay Media
    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 ZooPlay Media

    (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.

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