FROM ZOO TO YOU: Flamingos provide pure pink bliss
BY ANDREA FLORES With their pink and crimson plumage, long legs and necks, and strongly hooked bills, flamingos cannot be mistaken for any other type… Login to continue reading Login…
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Keeping watch
Kanati the bald eagle keeps an eye on those passing by its new exhibit at Lee Richardson Zoo. The bald eagle exhibit is located north… Login to continue reading Login…
Zoo to celebrate the Fourth
The West Green of Lee Richardson Zoo will be open for extended hours on Thursday, July 4, for the Garden City Municipal Band concert and fireworks viewing.
FROM ZOO TO YOU: Summer Ed-Zoo-Cation camps on tap for July
BY ALYSSA MECHLER The month of July is almost here, and that can only mean one thing at Lee Richardson Zoo… Summer Ed-Zoo-Cation CAMP! Each… Login to continue reading Login…
FROM ZOO TO YOU: The Asian Wild Horse – a truly wild horse
BY KRISTI NEWLAND If you’re looking for a truly wild horse, it’s the Asian Wild Horse. When it comes to horses, while there are many… Login to continue reading Login…
Relaxing, cooling off with a mud bath
A black rhino relaxes and cools off in a mud puddle Saturday in its exhibit at Lee Richardson Zoo. After a cold front moved through… Login to continue reading Login…
Learning about grasslands at zoo camp
Taelyn Witt, 7, lays on the floor and watches as Alyssa Mechler staples strips of paper together to create a “stem” as tall as Witt… Login to continue reading Login…
FROM ZOO TO YOU: Barred tiger salamanders are a colorful amphibian
BY ALICE NELSON The Kansas state amphibian, the western barred tiger salamander, may conjure a familiar image in our minds. But how much do we… Login to continue reading Login…
Zoo receives grant for enrichment supplies
On June 5, several animals at Lee Richardson Zoo received new enrichment items thanks to a $1,000 grant, funded by Corteva Agriscience.
FROM ZOO TO YOU: Enjoying summertime fun at the zoo
BY JOE KNOBBE A dip in the pool, popsicles, relaxing in the shade. Sound like a nice summer day in your backyard, a park, or… Login to continue reading Login…