Sloth

Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have water repellent, grayish brown fur with brown eyes and noses. One sloth calls the Detroit Zoo home — Homer was born in May 1992 and arrived at the Detroit Zoo home in 2000.

Red ruffed lemurs

At the Detroit Zoo Red ruffed lemurs Iray and Telo were born in April 2018 and moved to the Detroit Zoo in February 2023. These brothers share a space at the Detroit Zoo with a troop of ring-tailed lemurs. During the winter months, they can be viewed inside the Hideaway habitat.   Description Red ruffed […]

Allen’s Swamp Monkeys

At the Detroit Zoo Two unrelated Allen’s swamp monkeys, Azizi and Pepper, joined the Detroit Zoo in July 2022. Azizi, a male, was born March 18, 2013, while female Pepper was born Feb. 10, 2017. These highly social primates originate from the lowland forests of the Congo basin, where they inhabit swamps and riverine areas. […]

Southern Sea Otter

At the Detroit Zoo The Arctic Ring of Life is home to two southern sea otters, Monte and Finn, who were rescued at different times along the California coast. The otters can be viewed inside the Arctic Ring of Life habitat. While viewing the sea otters from the underwater tunnels, guests may see green algae […]

Wildebeest

At the Detroit Zoo Male eastern white-bearded wildebeests Lenny and Jeffery, both born in July 2017, arrived at the Detroit Zoo in June 2018. They are the first wildebeests to live at the Zoo since 1939, so modern-day zoogoers are experiencing wildebeests for the first time.  Lenny appears to be the more curious of the […]

Pig

At the Detroit Zoo Oliver, a male Vietnamese pot-bellied pig, is a former pet who was donated to the Zoo in 2008. He resides in the Zoo’s Barn with the miniature donkeys and other barnyard animals. Description Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs have black skin with scarce hair, short erect ears, short snouts and low abdomens. They […]

Polar bear

At the Detroit Zoo Visitors can watch polar bears gracefully swim above their heads in the Arctic Ring of Life’s 70-foot-long Frederick and Barbara Erb Polar Passage. The habitat is home to male Nuka, born 2004, and female Suka, born 2012. The polar bears’ habitat includes grassy tundra, a freshwater pool, a “pack ice” area […]

Aardvark

At the Detroit Zoo Kaatie was born in 2014, Roxaanne in 2011. Mom Rachaael came to the Detroit Zoo in 2005 and was joined by male Baji (short for Mchimbaji, which is Swahili for “one who digs for a living”) in 2008. The aardvarks seem to enjoy eating avocados, one of their preferred treats, and […]

Lion

At the Detroit Zoo Binti, whose name means “daughter” in Swahili, was born on Sept. 10, 2020. She is the first lion born at the Detroit Zoo since 1980. Her mother, Asha, and aunt, Amirah, born in 2016 at another zoo, joined the Detroit Zoo pride in May 2019. The lions can be seen year-round […]

Warthog

At the Detroit Zoo Female warthogs Daenerys, Sansa and Cersei (born in April 2015) live with their father Linus in their African Grasslands habitat near the Africa Train Station. Linus is the more dominant warthog due to his larger size. Description Warthogs have large heads, flat faces, protruding facial warts and four sharp tusks. They […]