http://www.yourstreet.com/news/blank-park-zoo YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The premise was simple enough: We put two blue recycling bins in front of Dylan, a 370-pound California sea lion at the Blank Park Zoo. The one on the left had an Iowa State logo on it; the one on the right sported an Iowa logo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708337/keeler-animal-instinct-iowa-state-has-it-in-the-bin Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:44:08 -0700 Here’s how unusually cool it was for mid-July: The Magellan penguins at Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo thought it was just great outside, zookeepers reported Friday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6368084/chilly-day-is-a-plus-for-zoo-146-s-penguins Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:30:08 -0700 A Hogs For Frogs motorcycle fun run and ride to support the local northern crawfish frog will start at 11 a.m. Sunday at Blank Park Zoo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6288918/motorcycle-ride-to-aid-frogs-planned Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:21:08 -0700 The Blank Park Zoo now has approximately 150 small, colorful fish called African cichlids on display in a new, nearly 700-gallon aquarium, the zoo announced Thursday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6265324/fish-from-lake-malawi-on-display-at-zoo Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:08 -0700 Associated Press - July 2, 2009 1:14 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Blank Park Zoo has a few new additions this holiday weekend - make that about 150 new additions. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6259441/blank-park-zoo-unveils-new-fish-in-iowa Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:08 -0700 Associated Press - June 16, 2009 12:54 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines says a 35-year-old snow monkey known as "Baldy" is the oldest female ever with a confirmed... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6141014/iowa-zoo-says-35-year-old-monkey-sets-age-record Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:54:08 -0700 The Blank Park Zoo will extend its hours until 8 p.m. every other Friday for Family Friday Night. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6094831/zoo-plans-activities-on-friday-nights Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:21:08 -0700 The Blank Park Zoo will extend its hours until 8 p.m. for Family Friday Night, every other week beginning Friday. The summer event continues through Aug. 21. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6085785/des-moines-south-news Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:09:08 -0700 Former Dewey Ford CEO Mark Vukovich has been named to the top leadership post at the Blank Park Zoo. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6067015/blank-park-zoo-names-new-leader Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:43:08 -0700