For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends. Luckily, zoos aren’t just for kids; as a grown-up, you can go whenever you ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The head of the Indianapolis Zoo was injured in an incident involving a chimpanzee last week, the zoo confirmed. President and CEO Dr. Rob Shumaker was feeding a chimpanzee through a ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed its president and CEO suffered an injury while feeding a chimpanzee last week. In a statement sent to FOX59/CBS4 Tuesday night, the zoo said ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed its president and CEO, Dr. Rob Shumaker, was injured while feeding a chimpanzee. Shumaker was bitten on the tip of his finger and given ...

A chimpanzee at the Indianapolis Zoo bit the zoo’s President and CEO Dr. Rob Shumaker last week, the zoo confirmed. WFIU/WTIU requested comment from the zoo after viewing a social media post ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long ...

More information: How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees, New Phytologist (2025). DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 ...

Filly arrived at the zoo Jan. 23 from the Belize Zoo & Tropical Education Center. After her arrival, she went through a standard quarantine period and related onboarding care from zoo staff.

Technician Cesar Gutierrez climbs a tower to detect and locate lightning strikes in the study area. After detection, drones and on-the-ground teams monitor the strike’s impacts. Getting zapped ...

We have survived this ignorance because trees have nonetheless quietly been performing, underwriting the growth of our cities. As we scrape down to less and less canopy – Indianapolis is now at ...