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.
African Straw-Colored Fruit Bat
(Eidolon helvum)
Four African straw-colored fruit bats live inside the Hangout building at the Detroit Zoo. These animals get their name from the yellow or straw-colored fur around their necks.
