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FedEx founder Fred Smith died June 21 at the age of 80. He was remembered for transforming Memphis and shaping the city's ...
1906 is when the Memphis Zoo was founded, and it was City owned, City operated. And it wasn't doing so well and some really amazing folks got together, formed the Zoological Society, and off we go.
A grizzly bear at the Memphis Zoo was caught on camera enjoying a relaxing swim and playing with toys in the water. Zoo staff say the bears often take a dip after their afternoon feeding time to ...
The founder of AutoZone says Fred Smith shared his FedEx vision with him in Memphis when on leave from the Marines in the 1960s.
Memphis is mourning the loss of FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died at age 80. Memphis leaders and officials praised Smith's ...
A variety of my zoo photos have been in newspapers and magazines as far away as Sweden, China, Germany, England, Estonia, The Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Africa and South Korea to name a few. Some of ...
On WKNO/Channel 10's Behind the Headlines, host Eric Barnes spoke with Memphis Zoo President and CEO Matt Thompson about the zoo's recovery after COVID-19, a significant capital campaign, and the ...
Memphis Zoo President and CEO Matt Thompson announced a plan to upgrade the African Veldt area on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) Memphis Zoo CEO Matt Thompson talks on ...
WASHINGTON — Brookfield Zoo Chicago is mourning the sudden death of its four-day-old bottlenose dolphin calf. The male bottlenose dolphin was the first born at the facility in over a decade ...
Memphis Zoo. For most of the year, the Memphis Zoo offers free admission for residents with a Tennessee license on Tuesdays. This occurs from 2 p.m. until the park closes.
A bottlenose dolphin delivered a calf Saturday morning at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a “momentous occasion” that marks the first dolphin birth there in more than a decade.