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“Snot otter” and “slime dog” may sound like something kids call each other on the playground, but they’re actually alternative names for the mudpuppy – a large, permanently aquatic salamander native to the Detroit River. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo will host an event to celebrate the mudpuppy on Sunday, April 26, 2015, 11 a.m. […]

Shortly after the ball dropped at midnight on January 1, 2015, the Detroit Zoo had something special to celebrate – an endangered male Grevy’s zebra born at 2:45 a.m. at the zebra habitat.   The foal – named Enzi, a Swahili word meaning “era” or “reign” – has been kept indoors during the frigid months since […]

The Detroit Zoo will host its third annual GreenFest on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, 2015, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The zoo-wide event is dedicated to celebrating Earth Day and educating the community about environmental stewardship. Each GreenFest guest who brings a cell phone for recycling will receive a reduced admission price […]

Detroit Zoo visitors can journey to Rio de Janeiro or travel back in time to ancient lands and seas with three films at the Wild Adventure Zone, located in the Ford Education Center. “Rio: The 4-D Experience” and “Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 4-D” at the 4-D Theater and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs […]

For the 17th year, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is leading an expedition to the heart of the Peruvian rainforest to deliver school supplies to rural communities along the Amazon River. From April 11 to April 20, 2015, DZS staff members and volunteers from Michigan and around the country will distribute materials purchased with donations […]