GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced the passing of Peggy the chimpanzee on Wednesday. Peggy was about 55 years old and joined JBZ on April 18, 2001, after calling the Cleveland Zoo home ...

Peggy, John Ball Zoo’s 55-year-old female chimpanzee, has died, the zoo announced Wednesday. According to the zoo, team members had recently noticed a deterioration in Peggy’s health. She was being ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Peggy, a 55-year-old chimpanzee, died this week after John Ball Zoo staff saw a deterioration in her ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Ball Zoo (JBZ) announced the passing of one of their chimpanzees Wednesday. Peggy was 55 when ...

By Bianca Bower This Thursday, Feb. 13, the Grand Rapids Community College Campus Activities Board will be hosting a winter dance. This event will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is a free event. The ...

The John Ball Zoo (JBZ) is taking precautions to protect its animals against the recent bird flu outbreak. The first detected case of bird flu in a commercial flock in Michigan since May 2024 was ...

Home to more than 2,000 animals representing 200-plus species, the John Ball Zoo is a hit with visitors traveling with kids. Named in honor of one of the founding fathers of Grand Rapids ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — While most of West Michigan is dealing with the Arctic blast by bundling up and staying indoors, some residents of John Ball Zoo were out and enjoying the snow Tuesday.

A chimpanzee’s “sweet faces” graced the exhibits at a Michigan zoo for nearly a quarter century, and for decades more at two ...

The John Ball Zoo Travel Zoo introduced fourth-graders at Lakes Elementary in Rockford to a few animal friends, right inside their building.