In the entire history of pick-up lines, Bill Thompson has come up with one that's quite possibly never been used before. ...more

February 1, 2009

Park visitors don't have to bother with lines or crowds when they venture into the African nightlife on Busch Gardens' new Serengeti Night Safari excursion. ...more

November 22, 2008

Busch Gardens has launched a soft opening of its Serengeti Night Safari, which offers special tours on select Friday and Saturday nights to observe nighttime behaviors of hippos, rhinos, lions and hyenas. The first tour was offered on Nov. 8. The excursions, only for guests 21 or older, cost $60 a person. Available dates and reservations can be obtained by calling 1-888-800-5447, going online to www.buschgardens.com or by visiting the Adventure Tour Center at the Moroccan Village area of the park. ...more

November 20, 2008

For the Lowry Park Zoo elephants, it was one pumpkin in their mouths and another waiting in their trunks. ...more

October 18, 2008

At the zoo's annual Animals' Pumpkin Toss today, red river hogs, striped hyenas, pygmy hippos and warthogs also received pumpkins and fruit treats. Crowds of onlookers cheered as zookeepers tossed the Halloween-themed treats to the animals. ...more

October 17, 2008

While I'm a big fan of Lowry Park Zoo, here's my problem with most animal habitat exhibitions - nothing much ever happens. ...more

August 28, 2008

A pair of former zookeepers have traded in caring for rhinoceroses and hippos for retrievers and huskies. ...more

May 31, 2008

Dana Gandolfo can see the difference in her 2-year-old. She was taking him to work, a shop she and her husband own in Valrico. ...more

May 28, 2008

Gerald Fraser says two cars should fit in a two-car garage. "But a lot of people have garages that are full of junk," said Fraser, a Davis Islands resident who started his Hippo Trash hauling business in September. ...more

February 6, 2008

The gigantic ocean-dwelling whale may have evolved from a land animal the size of a small raccoon, new research suggests. ...more

December 20, 2007