Due to forecasted weather, the Zoo will close today at 5 p.m. Tonight’s Wild Summer Nights concert has been rescheduled for June 21. Learn more.
The Detroit Zoo will be closed Thursday, June 18 to prepare for our Sunset at the Zoo celebration.
Aardvark
(Orycteropus afer)
Four aardvarks call the Detroit Zoo home. Rachaael arrived in 2005 and was joined by Baji shortly after. Rachaael gave birth to Roxaanne in 2011 and Kaatie in 2014. Aardvarks use their long snouts, powerful claws, and sticky, coiled tongues to catch insects.
