Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) —The 2025 Lantern Festival at the John Ball Zoo runs every week, from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Wednesday ...

Throughout spring break, families visiting John Ball Zoo can look forward to plenty of fun experiences, including the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — John Ball Zoo is aglow as the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival returns for its fourth year. The festival ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo’s newest addition has a name: Juniper. The zoo announced the name of its snow leopard cub in a social media post Thursday, one month after she was born.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Work is underway on a new otter habitat at the John Ball Zoo. The new exhibit will be located at the entrance of the zoo and will have room for up to five North American ...

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. (WOOD) — It’s a big day for animal lovers: John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids opens for the season Friday, marking its 135th year of operation. There’s plenty to see at the zoo — like ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Fort Wayne, Indiana, community is already falling in love with a former John Ball Zoo resident, his new zoo says. Back in November, John Ball Zoo announced Kiume the ...

Friday afternoon, April 10, the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids announced the death of its 14-year-old mountain lion, Elsa.