Party Animals was taken at the Northern Prairie Alpaca Farm in Sullivan. Alpacas were almost wiped out in the 1500s when the Spanish conquistadors invaded the Andes. Now they are wildly popular and can be found worldwide except in the Antarctic.

All Creatures Big and Small

Almost every kid wishes for a pet. Or even a couple of them. But few kids develop a passion for pets so profound, animals become their calling, as well as their career. Such was the case with one Missouri photographer, farmer, and now, author.


Guide to Caring for Birds During Cold Weather

Here in Missouri, we’re lucky to be a crossroads for birds heading south or overwintering here. Here’s a Guide to preparing your backyard for overwintering birds as well as a photo contest you can enter.


Mr. Pruitt’s Possum Town Photos

See this incredible collection of photographs of a segregated town and sharecroppers protesting in 1939. Photos also show Cropperville, a cooperative created to provide homes and farmland to tenant farmers who participated in the protest.


Scenes from Seven Parks

A Visual Tribute to Missouri’s State Parks and Historic Sites.


A Day in the Life of A Zookeeper

Hoof cleaning, feeding penguins, and mud baths are all in a day’s work at the Kansas City Zoo.


Meet Tony and Bethanie Irons

Columbia artists Tony and Bethanie Irons reflect on creating art during a pandemic.


Nocturnal Animals

These Missouri creatures come out at night.