TFG Editorial

  Hogzilla. That is the name bestowed upon a huge hog killed in 2004 by Chris Griffin on Ken Holyoak’s hunting preserve. As the story goes, the hog was 12 feet long and weighed 1,000 pounds. This sensational story circulated […]

Kingdom Zoo has partnered with Bear Creek Feline Center in Panama City, Fla. to take their “Search for Little Foot” to Texas. The “Little Foot” they are referring to is the jaguarundi, a smallish, mysterious cat known to dwell along

Last summer Kingdom Zoo started soliciting information about tiny or “dwarf” whitetail deer. My father and uncle both reported seeing fully developed whitetail bucks that were about 1/3 the size of the average Texas Hill Country buck, putting the animals

On this week’s episode of The Creature Feature we profile a chaco golden knee tarantula. Enjoy! [vimeo 107492700 w=500 h=281] Source:: Kingdom Zoo

On this week’s episode of The Creature Feature we profile a super cool short-tailed opossum. Enjoy! [vimeo 107488667 w=500 h=281] Source:: Kingdom Zoo

We’re starting to shoot season 3 of God’s Outdoors with Chester Moore this week. If you have exotic animals, ranch land or access to unique, beautiful areas in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas or Oklahoma and would let us have access to

In 1982, I got to accompany my grandmother Ruby Pickard on a very important mission. She granted a little boy with leukemia his “wish” which was to have an American flag hanging outside his home. She of course made that

What is out there? That question has dominated my interest in wildlife since I was a little boy growing up on the edge of the pineywoods and coastal marshes in West Orange, TX. I can not remember a time I

Many involved with children and youth outreach slam social media as a negative force. The fact is, social media is here to stay and we at the Kingdom Zoo: Education Center have found some very positive ways to use it

Many involved with children and youth outreach slam social media as a negative force. The fact is, social media is here to stay and we at the Kingdom Zoo: Education Center have found some very positive ways to use it

Watching shorebirds feed is always a treat and occasionally you get to see something amazing like this. Here’s a great blue heron I photographed spearing a crappie on Sam Rayburn reservoir. The skill God gives our wildlife to be able

Jaguar circa 1994. Photo by yours truly. This beautiful cat’s name was Czar and his claim to fame is that he was in a Motley Crue video (“Without You”: 1989). I snapped this photo upon walking in his enclosure and

Digging through the archives.. Here’s a cool pic of a big silverback lowland gorilla catching a yam my wife Lisa threw to him. This is from the Audubon Zoo in 2007 when I was out there doing an article and

It is important to get inspirational books and other wildlife-related items into the hands of kids so they truly appreciate God’s amazing Creation. I honor my parents for always supporting my love for wildlife when I was a kid. They

Want an up-close look at the mind-blowing speed of a cheetah? A relative of a friend captured at the Mukini Big 5 Safari near Victoria Falls, Zambi. Watch and enjoy! Chester Moore, Jr Source: Kingdom Zoo