Happy 96th Birthday to the Detroit Zoo! 🐯🦍🐧 The Detroit Zoo first opened its doors to the public on August 1st, 1928, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. Since its opening, spending a day roaming its 125 acres, home to over 2,000 animals from more than 200 species around the globe, has become a tradition for countless Metro Detroit families and visitors alike. The first zoo to adopt bar-less habitats, allowing animals to live in more naturalistic settings, the Detroit Zoo f
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Happy 96th Birthday to the Detroit Zoo! 🐯🦍🐧 The Detroit Zoo first opened its doors to the public on August 1st, 1928, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States. Since its opening, spending a day roaming its 125 acres, home to over 2,000 animals from more than 200 species around the globe, has become a tradition for countless Metro Detroit families and visitors alike. The first zoo to adopt bar-less habitats, allowing animals to live in more naturalistic settings, the Detroit Zoo f
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Welcome to the wild! 🦧 The Belle Isle Zoo in Detroit, Michigan was opened in 1895 and became home to snakes, monkeys, and noteworthy fallow deer. Eventually, the site was slowly reclaimed by the island’s flora. #MysteriesOfTheAbandoned: Hidden America starts now on Science Channel! | Science Channel
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Welcome to the wild! 🦧 The Belle Isle Zoo in Detroit, Michigan was opened in 1895 and became home to snakes, monkeys, and noteworthy fallow deer. Eventually, the site was slowly reclaimed by the island’s flora. #MysteriesOfTheAbandoned: Hidden America starts now on Science Channel! | Science Channel
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Here’s a closer look at the Detroit Zoo’s water tower redesign! It’s all part of a larger rebrand for the zoo. The Detroit Zoological Society, which officially opened in 1928 in Royal Oak, has had only three water tower designs in its history. One in 1928, a new look in 1986 and the most recent design in 1998. #detroitzoo #zoo #dzs #michigan #detroit | WXYZ-TV Channel 7
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Here’s a closer look at the Detroit Zoo’s water tower redesign! It’s all part of a larger rebrand for the zoo. The Detroit Zoological Society, which officially opened in 1928 in Royal Oak, has had only three water tower designs in its history. One in 1928, a new look in 1986 and the most recent design in 1998. #detroitzoo #zoo #dzs #michigan #detroit | WXYZ-TV Channel 7
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The Detroit Zoological Society has a long history of saving birds around the world. Learn about our current scientific fieldwork to preserve penguins in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, Great Lakes piping plovers in northern Michigan and flamingos and vultures in South Africa. | Detroit Zoo
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The Detroit Zoological Society has a long history of saving birds around the world. Learn about our current scientific fieldwork to preserve penguins in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, Great Lakes piping plovers in northern Michigan and flamingos and vultures in South Africa. | Detroit Zoo
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Every visit to the Detroit Zoo is made even more special by the people who give their time, heart and energy to support it 🩵. In this episode of Connect, meet some of the incredible volunteers who help create unforgettable experiences for guests of all ages —from sharing wildlife knowledge to offering a helping hand across the Zoo. Their passion makes a big impact—and we’re proud to share their story! 🙌 Volunteer slots open every spring and there are special event opportunities available all y
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The Polk Penguin Conservation Center opened one year ago today! Take a virtual tour of the largest facility in the world for penguins. | Detroit Zoo
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Winter play, year-round purpose: connecting people and animals. The Detroit Zoo is open all year long. Get tickets at detroitzoo.org | Detroit Zoo
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🚧➡️🌿 Another look inside Fred and Barbara Erb Discovery Trails — and the finish line is in sight. Construction on this 7-acre experience is nearly complete, and Erb Discovery Trails is quickly becoming a space built for discovery, connection and play. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming: 🐾 The return of prairie dogs, plus a brand-new neighbor — burrowing owls 🌱 Little Sprouts, a pond-themed play area designed for our youngest explorers 😌 The Gather Area, featuring accessible restrooms, new
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How an exchange, detailed planning led to Detroit Zoo's first baby gorilla in 96-year history
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Even the animals at the Detroit Zoo are getting into the Detroit-Style Pizza Day spirit! | Detroit Zoo
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A visit to the Detroit Zoo is part of a complete childhood! Stop by the Polk Penguin Conservation Center this winter for an inspiring dose of Vitamin Z. | Detroit Zoo
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The Detroit Zoo is open and hoppin'! Get reacquainted with Neo the southern cassowary at her brand-new habitat in the Australian Outback Adventure. The winding Outback path is also the best way to make friends with the many marsupials who call the Zoo home. Your Outback adventure awaits! | Detroit Zoo
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Things are looking up – it's Follow a Zookeeper time! 🦒 Come with Stephanie as she takes you on a behind-the-scenes visit with the tower of giraffes who call the Detroit Zoo home! | Detroit Zoo
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A giant undertaking for giant salamanders. Learn more about our newest immersive experience, now open at the Detroit Zoo: http://bit.ly/dzssalamander | Detroit Zoo
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When the weather turns cold, the Detroit Zoo turns up the color! ❄️➡️🌈 With very cold temperatures headed our way next week, now is the perfect time to plan a visit and explore our amazing indoor spaces. Step through the doors and discover vibrant habitats, incredible animals and plenty of opportunities to stay warm while still enjoying the Zoo. Winter is better at the Zoo — no matter the forecast. 🦒🦋 | Detroit Zoo
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Make Wild Lights your holiday tradition! Experience the magic of the Detroit Zoo in winter as 5 million LED lights illuminate 430 trees and 230 animal sculptures on select nights through December 31. | Detroit Zoo
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We're a bit slow to celebrate World Turtle Day but we are featuring one of the rarest reptiles in the world: the McCord's box turtle! 🐢 This species was first discovered in Asian turtle markets in the 1980s. The majority of its natural history was then obtained much later from the locals who spotted these turtles in the wild. McCord's box turtles are native to a limited area in the Guangxi Province of China and have suffered tremendously from being taken from their homes to be sold into the pet
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It’s red panda-monium at the Detroit Zoo! The Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest (now open!) has been dramatically reimagined, with additional space and features to promote the red pandas’ well-being and exciting new experiences for guests. Learn more: https://detroitzoo.org/press-release/detroit-zoos-latest-major-habitat-expansion-unveiled/ | Detroit Zoo
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🚧 Discovery Trails Update: Kicking Things Off! 🚧 The future of the Detroit Zoo is coming to you soon! Opening in 2026, Discovery Trails will connect you to nature like never before. This immersive, 7-acre experience will feature new and reimagined animal habitats, up-close animal encounters, playful features and so much more. Here’s a sneak peek at everything Discovery Trails has to offer: - A barnyard where you can brush goats, feed chickens and meet animals such as alpacas and donkeys - A ca
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Put your flippers in the air, penguin people — it’s World Penguin Day! 🐧🎉 But today, we’re waddling beyond the Zoo gates to shine a spotlight on the wild side of penguin conservation. Recently Zoo animal care experts traveled more than 6,000 miles to the remote Falkland Islands, where they partnered with Falklands Conservation to assess the health of native penguin colonies. This hands-on fieldwork provided vital data to help conservationists better understand and protect these incredible bird
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The Detroit Zoo's Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest is now open! The habitat has been expanded to more than 14,000 square feet with a flowing stream, a larger and more complex arboreal pathway, misting areas to cool the red pandas in the summer, additional land for exploration and a variety of new nesting places. A new rope bridge extends 80 feet through the trees in the red pandas’ habitat and provides unparalleled views of these animals for adventurous guests! | Detroit Zoo
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Renew and refresh your mind with a minute of red panda cub cuteness! 🧘‍♀️ Then come to the Detroit Zoo to see Patti and Ponya explore the natural elements of the Holtzman Wildlife Foundation Red Panda Forest with their doting mama, Ginger, and dad, Ravi! 🎥 Patti Truesdell. | Detroit Zoo
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🐍 Meet Your Reptile of the Month: Southern African Rock Python! 🌍✨ This giant snake is one of the largest in the world—and a perfect way to kick off the Year of the Snake in 2025! 🌿 Snakes symbolize growth and transformation, shedding their skin to start anew, and what better way to celebrate than with a visit to the Holden Reptile Conservation Center? Come say hello to this magnificent python and the other incredible reptiles at the Detroit Zoo today! 🐍 | Detroit Zoo
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Forty lifelike dinosaurs lurk around every corner of the 5-acre Dino Trail ... visit Dinosauria at the Detroit Zoo through September 7! | Detroit Zoo
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