Reprinted from Clarion Ledger Jackson MS April 19, 1962 Ancient Bones Give View Of Past To Digging Crew  Workers digging at the Pearl River ...

 Tarzan not stupid.  Tarzan learn English and French from book before Tarzan meet Jane.  Movie Tarzan very different from book Tarzan. Serio...

Filmmakers for the History Channel's MonsterQuest recently discovered something totally unexpected in Scotland's famous Loch Ness. ...

Wildlife photographer Andy Rouse made a series of photographs showing Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda who had been eating the fermented sap from...

Asian and African Elephants (image source: wikipedia) It's Not A Nose An elephants trunk is really its upper lip. It's tusks are te...

This is one of the most remarkable stories I've seen in a while. Link: You Tube Tarra the elephant's page at the Elephant Sanctuary...

For many years, scientists have argued whether or not marijuana smoking has any detrimental effects on the brain, particularly in the areas ...

Scientists have uncovered the fossilized remains of the largest snake that ever lived. In life Titanoboa cerrejonensis was some forty-three ...

There's an old showbiz adage: never work with children or animals. The reason you never work with children or animals is because, no ma...

Many people remember the now infamous incident where former governor Kirk Fordice threatened to kick the ass of Jackson reporter, Bert Case ...

The great criticism of PETA has always been that it's just a money making machine that doesn't really accomplish much other than mak...

For the month of February, the Jackson Zoo is offering a half-off discount on admission. Zoo attendance tends to fall off during the winter ...

I've thought about art, written about art, talked about art and struggled with trying to make art all my life and I've never come up...

I've had lots of pets over the years, but none of them ever got as excited at feeding time as my iguana, Gwangi. At the mere sight of he...

The The Blue Whale (balaenoptera musculus) is generally considered the largest animal that ever lived. It can reach lengths of over 110 feet...

People have written wanting to know about the Disgusting Orangutan story so here it is: Ethel and Etta are two spinster ladies, living out i...

Thursday I posted about a baby girl giraffe born at the Jackson Zoo. Sadly, yesterday the zoo announced that the baby died overnight. They ...

Monday, Giraffes at Jackson Zoo had a new baby female. The Jackson Zoo has been very successful breeding Giraffes over the years. Diamond, ...

Many Mississippians fondly remember the Monkey Island Castle at the Jackson Zoo. Monkey island was in a pond between the alligator and duck...