WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH THIS MORNING. OBVIOUSLY. WELL, WHILE THE WIND AND THE COLD LIKELY KEPT A LOT OF PEOPLE INSIDE TODAY, OTHERS CHOSE TO SPEND THE DAY OUT AND ABOUT. AND KMBC NINE MATT EVANS IS ...

Enjoy a look back at some incredible and heartwarming stories about the Smithsonian National Zoo’s animals and the people who care for them. Mike Bock No two days at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and ...

A chilly Chicago winter doesn’t necessarily mean the African lions at the Lincoln Park Zoo have to go inside. In fact, as temperatures dip — even as cold as 10 degrees or in the snow — the pride may ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified Dickerson Park Zoo's elephant species. The zoo houses Asian elephants. How do you cope when the weather is bitterly cold? Do you relish hot ...