Animals at John Ball Zoo were filmed enjoying the snow conditions in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Footage shared by the zoo shows a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — At John Ball Zoo, guests can enjoy seeing babies Hugo and Juniper out in their habitat enclosures before the zoo closes in the next couple weeks. “We close before the end ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Project ESME, the Grand Rapids–based nonprofit behind the Eclectic String Music Ensemble, brings its immersive “Carnival of the Animals: A Zoo Tour Concert” to John Ball Zoo next ...

For hundreds of Forest Hills students, the John Ball Zoo (JBZ) wasn’t just a place to see animals; it was a living classroom. On Wednesday, more than 600 students from the district’s three high ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo’s baby pygmy hippo, Hugo, has been getting plenty of attention lately — but he’s not the only youngster at the zoo. Visitors can now meet Juniper, John Ball ...

John Ball Zoo celebrated a landmark year in 2025, highlighted by key conservation milestones like the birth of endangered ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Making quite the splash on social media, John Ball Zoo is excited to welcome a new member of the family: a pygmy hippo calf! The staff is excited for more than one reason, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The team behind John Ball Zoo is celebrating a successful year while working hard to prepare for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Just like our human neighbors get annual checkups, our feathered neighbors do, too. The animal care team at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids spent several hours Thursday giving ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — As John Ball Zoo nears the end of its season, Zoo Goes Boo invites families to attend a Halloween themed celebration at the zoo, which includes over 600 carved pumpkins ...