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Explore Kansas Outdoors: Successful 'hummer' extraction
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (474+ words) Although we usually have one or two hummingbirds at our feeders both in the spring and fall, our area of Kansas is not is not known to be a hummingbird Mecca. My brother in Tennessee has them in swarms both…...
Chimpanzee Celebrated on 10th Birthday at Kansas City Zoo
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (104+ words) The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium threw a special party to celebrate the 10th birthday of one of its resident chimpanzees. Footage shows Ruw, who was born at the zoo in 2016, digging through gifts in her yard, decorated in a “Fisher…...
In Kansas’ surviving wild places, a connection from the distant past to a hopeful future
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (702+ words) Ten years ago this January, I began to worry about my upcoming birthday. It was one of those ages that sits neatly on a ten, and as a computer scientist who pays attention to numbers, that symmetry carried weight. At…...
‘Incredibly rare’: How did a moose end up in Kansas?
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (399+ words) REPUBLIC COUNTY (KSNT) – Moose aren’t typically associated with the Great Plains of Kansas but one still managed to find its way to the Sunflower State recently. Residents and travelers in Kansas can typically expect to see mule and/or whitetail…...
Kansas City Zoo mourning the loss of 47-year-old African elephant
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (405+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is mourning the loss of Lois, an African elephant who resided at the zoo for more than four decades. “At 47 years old, Lois was considered a geriatric elephant, so her long life…...
Kansas zoo's tiger euthanized due to declining health
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (614+ words) SALINA, Kan. (NEWS RELEASE) -Â With heavy hearts, we share that we said goodbye to Andrea today, our beautiful and much-loved female Amur tiger. Over the past several months, Andrea had been under close observation by our animal care team…...
Kansas zoo elephant, with Hollywood career, has died at 67
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (360+ words) SHAWNEE COUNTY —Staff at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center are mourning the loss of a beloved elephant. Cora, the Zoo’s 67-year-old Asian elephant was humanely euthanized following a recent and more rapid decline in her health, according to a…...
What are the tiny bugs in the air biting people in Kansas?
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (250+ words) Context: The above video initially aired on Sept. 30, 2024. TOPEKA (KSNT) – If you’ve been outside lately you may have noticed some annoying little bugs are out and about. The arrival of late summer and early fall brings with it an irritating…...
Missouri and Kansas are losing hundreds of bee species. Here's how you can make a difference
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1373+ words) To Tom Schroeder, every bee is a work of art. “We’re the ones who are invading the bees’ territory, and so we need to respect and take care of them,” Schroeder said. “It’s fascinating to look at their structures. Just…...
Mountain lions are returning to Kansas. Here's how to tell if one has passed through your area
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) When you think of Kansas, you probably don't think of mountains — or mountain lions. But in recent years, the number of sightings of mountain lions in the state has skyrocketed. In the past two years, there have been 117 sightings of…...