Maury Povich announces paternity test for baby orangutan
The paternity of a baby orangutan born at the Denver Zoo was a mystery – so the zoo went to the paternity test expert, Maury Povich.
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The paternity of a baby orangutan born at the Denver Zoo was a mystery – so the zoo went to the paternity test expert, Maury Povich.
Tyler Odum and members of his Boy Scout Troop 337 spent part of their Sunday morning volunteering at the Denver Zoo.
The event is designed especially for deaf, hard of hearing and speech-disabled patrons.
The Denver Zoo wants visitors to be aware of a planned drill on April 26.
The new exhibit will celebrate the unique wildlife of Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding islands.
The Denver Zoo announced the birth of an adorable new baby bongo named Winston.
This weekend Denver Zoo staff and wildlife aficionados mourn the loss of Heshimu, a long-time Denver Zoo reticulated giraffe, 19.
The Denver Zoo and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are working together to save the endangered boreal toad. A team of experts from the zoo picked up 95 of the toads from the Native Aquatic Species Restoration Facility last month.
The Denver Zoo Lights were switched on for another holiday season on Monday.
The Denver zoo is providing an update on a penguin chick who made her debut a couple of months ago. Cindy the Humboldt penguin is growing up.
Tickets for a fan-favorite are now on sale. The Denver Zoo wants to invite you to the 31st year of Zoo Lights.
The hyenas, Ngozi, 22 and Kibo, 23, are believed to be the first hyenas confirmed to have the virus in the world.
Zookeepers in Denver are caring for 11 African lions that have tested positive for COVID.
Despite efforts from staff to prevent any of their animals from getting COVID, two tigers have tested positive at the Denver Zoo.
The Denver Zoo's African penguins have a brand-new home. The Pinnacol African Penguin Point opened in September, replacing the old exhibit at Bird World. On CBSN Denver, we talked to Vertix Builders, who helped bring this new habitat to life.
The Denver Zoo is celebrating some top honors. The zoo was named the number one zoo in the country by Bio Explorer.
A new drinking fountain and misting station near Sheep Mountain at the Denver Zoo is part of a memorial 10 years in the making. On Friday, the zoo unveiled a new area and dedicated it to Alonzo Ashley who died on a hot July day in 2011.
The Denver Zoo is celebrating a new exhibit for its African penguin flock. The new Pinnacol Penguin Point replaces the previous exhibit at Bird World.
There's more baby new from the Denver Zoo. Meet Cindy- the newest Humboldt penguin chick.
The Denver Zoo plans to vaccinate some of its residents against COVID-19 within the next few weeks.
Two of the most beloved animals at the Denver Zoo have been in separate enclosures for the last two years, but they are getting to share a home once again.
In the coming days, visitors to the Denver Zoo will be able to see how sick and injured animals are treated.
The Denver Zoo shared video of Bandhu, the greater one-horned rhino, giving an improv performance on a digital piano to celebrate his 12th birthday.
A national newspaper is looking ahead to the time when we will all be able to travel again, but it wants some help in deciding where we should go, and there are plenty of places in Colorado under consideration.
Visitors at the Denver Zoo will soon be able to touch and feed stingrays.
Twenty Aurora students are part of a program designed to help students who are falling behind in class catch up academically.
Employees at the Alamo Drafthouse near Sloan's Lake in Denver are pushing back against a new ordering system they say is getting in the way of both their jobs and the moviegoing experience.
One person is dead following an early morning shooting along South Broadway in Denver on Sunday.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
Twenty Aurora students are part of a program designed to help students who are falling behind in class catch up academically.
Employees at the Alamo Drafthouse near Sloan's Lake in Denver are pushing back against a new ordering system they say is getting in the way of both their jobs and the moviegoing experience.
One person is dead following an early morning shooting along South Broadway in Denver on Sunday.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
A 29-year-old social worker who was employed by a metro Denver school district must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life and must undergo treatment for at least two decades, according to a sentence handed down earlier this week.
Employees at the Alamo Drafthouse near Sloan's Lake in Denver are pushing back against a new ordering system they say is getting in the way of both their jobs and the moviegoing experience.
Joe Ruch is tracking when Denver could see showers.
There are a series of holiday activities that are taking place at the hotel.
The students are tutoring other, younger students who are struggling in class at the Lotus School.
A photography exhibit at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus features photos by a man who had obsessive compulsive disorder and committed suicide.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
Despite needing help with his motor skills and movement, it hasn't stopped Randy Milliken from loving his favorite team.
With only a few hours left until the big game -- the Colorado Rockies home opener at Coors Field in Denver -- CBS Colorado was keeping an eye on Ticketmaster for baseball fans who are looking to still purchase a ticket.
Fans heading to Coors Field in Denver this season can expect more than baseball.
Body camera video has been released of Tiger Woods' arrest, after a car crash in Florida. He has been charged with driving under the influence.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
According to numbers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 70% of H-1B visa holders in 2024 were Indian.
Amid ongoing toilet trouble, the Artemis II astronauts reflected on the wonder of sailing through deep space to the moon.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy to rig bids.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
The changes were likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
The war shows no signs of slowing as Iran responds to airstrikes with attacks across the region.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court's public information office said.
The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.
The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.
About half a million people in Colorado are living with a brain injury and many of them don't know it.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.
A record warm winter, combined with dry conditions across Colorado, has created the perfect conditions for allergy season to start early.
One consumer reported sustaining bruising and burn injuries.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
The Colorado Auto Show is the place to dream big, and then look, touch, and sit behind the wheel of some of the coolest cars ever made.
The eye drops — sold under multiple brands — have been recalled over concerns about sterility, according to the FDA.
Hiring was much stronger than expected in March, with employers adding roughly three times the number of jobs economists predicted.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
A Denver jury has found activist Regan Benson, a frequent critic of police, guilty of "doxing" a Denver police commander during a livestream last September, in what appears to be the first conviction under Colorado's anti-doxing law.
Fire chiefs in two departments northwest of Denver, Westminster and Arvada, say gaps in emergency dispatch technology between neighboring departments can slow response times and, in some cases, limit how quickly help arrives.
A state investigation has found that a Denver assisted living facility took 13 minutes to locate a resident who collapsed and begin CPR -- failures regulators say placed all 125 residents in "immediate jeopardy."