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Adults are invited to fall in love with the Detroit Zoo all over again at Summer Zoomance.  The after-hours, 21-and-older event takes place Thursday, July 9, 2015, 6 to 9 p.m.  Admission for all guests is $12 in advance and $14 after June 25.   Summer Zoomance allows grownups to relive their fond memories of […]

The Detroit Zoo gets even wilder on Wednesdays during July and August with the annual Wild Summer Nights concert series, presented by Genisys Credit Union. Concerts take place in the Main Picnic Grove from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 1 through Aug. 26, 2015, and are free with Zoo admission. Wild Summer Nights features a […]

One lucky individual will be among the first to host a skating party at the Detroit Zoo’s future Polk Penguin Conservation Center.  Another will treat family and friends to a hard-hat tour of the construction site.  These “cool” experiences represent just two of a dozen extraordinary prizes to be offered in the live auction at […]

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The Detroit Zoo today opened its latest animal habitat and introduced its newest residents.  The Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness, located at the southwest corner of the Zoo, is a 2-acre naturalistic habitat that features grassy hills and meadows, native Michigan trees, a flowing stream and pond, dens and elevated rock outcroppings from which wolves can […]

As Detroit Zoo visitors travel in packs to see the new Cotton Family Wolf Wilderness, they will also be able to view a National Geographic photo exhibition on wolves in the historic Log Cabin adjacent to the habitat.  “The Hidden Life of Wolves” will be on display June 8 through October 24, 2015, and is […]