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ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoo today opened its newest immersive experience – a home for Japanese giant salamanders in the award-winning National Amphibian Conservation Center. The former Rainforest Immersion Gallery has been transformed into a 1,850-square-foot space to provide these enormous aquatic amphibians with a habitat twice the size of their previous dwelling. The renovated space features […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

Tiger enthusiasts will be turning their attention north of the ballpark on Sunday, July 29, as the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) celebrates International Tiger Day at the Detroit Zoo. Special activities will focus on these iconic creatures, conservation efforts to protect them in the wild and the ongoing transformation of the Zoo’s tiger habitat. “Tiger […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

A female chimpanzee was born shortly after midnight on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at the Detroit Zoo’s Great Apes of Harambee. The baby, named Jane, arrived in the early hours of the first World Chimpanzee Day, recognizing the day in 1960 English primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall first traveled to what is now Gombe […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is celebrating World Snake Day on Monday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Detroit Zoo’s Holden Reptile Conservation Center. The event will include hands-on learning activities, zookeeper talks and opportunities for visitors to learn about snake conservation. Zookeeper talks will be held at 11:30 a.m., 1 […]

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

No need to travel to Africa for this safari. The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is teaming up with Woodward Camera to offer shutterbugs of all ages the opportunity to exhibit their photography skills and compete to win prizes. Photo Safari will be held the weekend of July 14 and 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 […]