Detroit Zoo's "super fluffy" baby penguin has outgrown his parents
The baby penguin is just 6 months old and the same weight as an average toddler.
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The baby penguin is just 6 months old and the same weight as an average toddler.
The Detroit Zoo is once again partnering with the SAFE (Saving Animals from Extinction) Gorilla for its Gorillas on the Line…Answer the Call worldwide recycling challenge.
The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center will be closed to visitors Tuesday because of the extreme cold.
Zoo officials say the closure is to "ensure the safety of our guests, staff and the animals in our care." They expect to reopen on Wednesday.
Zoo officials announced its newest member on Friday a month after 4-year-old Binti was moved to the Sacramento Zoo.
Jagger is ready to meet the public. The 3-year-old sloth bear now has access to her outdoor habitat at the Detroit Zoo, less than two weeks after her arrival from the Idaho Falls Zoo.
Calling Jagger the "first of her kind at the Detroit Zoo in decades," zoo officials said that she'll spend the next few days getting acclimated behind the scenes before making her way outdoors "in the next week."
Detroit Zoo officials say 4-year-old Binti will be moved to another Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredited zoo.
Voters helped choose this name for the gorilla born at the Detroit Zoo last month.
The Detroit Zoo announced that its new baby gorilla is female and wants the public to help choose her name.
The Detroit Zoo welcomed a special birth this week.
Detroit Zoo officials say 13-year-old grizzly bear Mike has died after months of health complications.
On Sunday, July 14, advocates from dozens of organizations across Metro Detroit that deal with mental health and substance abuse will participate in ViewFest, an annual event at the Detroit Zoo.
A red panda was recently born at a Michigan zoo, just two days after a different zoo in the state welcomed red panda twins.
Ravi, a 7-year-old red panda, and Ginger, a 3-year-old red panda, a first-time mom, welcomed the cubs at the Detroit Zoo on June 17.
The Detroit Zoo unveiled the new design of its water tower on Tuesday as part of a rebranding project.
Zoo officials announced that the lion is moving to the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after more than a decade in Michigan.
The spiny-tailed iguana, native to the Sonoran desert in Mexico, was accidentally boxed up in Mexico and sent to a Ford Motor Company plant in Michigan.
The Detroit Zoo is planning to reveal a new design for its water tower this year.
It was a "hoppy'" time at the Detroit Zoo on Saturday.
Whisker and Lucius became the parents of the first river otter litter born at the Detroit Zoo in 50 years.
The zoo shared a social media video showing their lions chewing up a football-shaped item with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers logo on it.
Ollie, a beloved sea otter, died on Dec. 30 after a brief and sudden illness, the Detroit Zoo said in a social media post. She was 13 years old.
According to USA Today's 10Best Zoo Lights list, the event was ranked No. 9, followed by WildLights at the Living Desert Zoo in Palm Desert, California.
Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo is back again for the 2023 holiday season!
