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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  New baby at St. Louis Zoo. You can help name her, but you won't be able to pay her a visit just yet!

Friday, April 26, 2013  It's the only family-owned zoo in Illinois.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Easter egg hunt at Seattle zoo turns violent; 2 moms duke it out

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Even a French pianist can't help them: Serenade fails to put London's tortoises 'in the mood'

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The spotted brothers are introducing new genes to the endangered species' captive population because unlike most zoo babies, their father was born in the wild.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  The king of the jungle became a holiday photo mainstay in Macomb.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Pittsburgh Zoo: 2-year-old boy who fell into exhibit was killed by African wild dogs, not fall

Monday, September 17, 2012  A female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo is a mother for the second time, giving birth to a cub.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The July 25, 2010, pipeline rupture spread oil across roughly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River near Marshall, Mich., fouling wildlife habitat and closing a large swath of the river to boaters and anglers.

Friday, May 04, 2012  The popularity of e-readers has doubled and almost tripled in the last year at the Hannibal Free Public Library.

Monday, April 30, 2012  Authorities were trying to determine what caused Sunday's accident that killed three generations in a single family.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Family vacations don't come cheap. Even if you're sticking close to home, with gas hovering somewhere around 4-bucks a gallon, just a day trip will run some serious bucks. If you're sticking to our tri-state region, you can get a heck of a deal in St. Louis.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Thursday Quincy Notre Dame High School band members held an instrument petting zoo at St. Peter School.

Friday, November 18, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for November 18, we're talking polar bear troubles in the midwest.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Story updated with video and photos: Zoo owner sets exotic animals free, kills himself.