LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The Detroit Zoo announced that a baby gorilla was born for the first time in the zoo’s history.

The Detroit Zoo hopes that upcoming visitors take a moment to welcome the newest resident at their facility, a 3-year-old sloth bear. The zoo shared photos of the sloth bear, named Jagger ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — The Detroit Zoo will be closed on Tuesday due to the frigid temperatures expected in Southeast Michigan. Zoo officials say the closure is to "ensure the safety ...

The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center both will be closed to visitors Tuesday "due to forecasted temperatures and to ensure the safety of our guests, staff and the animals in our care." ...

Many recent travelers called the Detroit Zoo one of the city's best family attractions. Spread out across 125 acres and boasting more than 2,400 animals, the zoo has a longstanding history in ...

Joshua Hanford Photography 2017) DETROIT – The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center will remain closed on Wednesday due to the continued forecast of extremely cold temperatures across Metro ...

Perhaps that can be excused as Brown, a Detroit Zoo penguin keeper, and Van Dam, the zoo’s curator of birds, have been mingling in the menagerie for decades. “I need to remember how lucky I am ...

The Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Nature Center will reopen to the public Thursday after closing for two days due to extreme cold. "After carefully monitoring the weather and confirming safe ...

While many aspects of Belle Isle have been cleaned up since it became a state park following Detroit’s bankruptcy in 2013, the zoo remains a shuttered ruin coveted by urban explorers.

the Detroit Zoological Society team is excited to welcome guests back to the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak and the Belle Isle Nature Center in Detroit. The facilities had been closed on Jan. 21 and Jan ...