Potter Park Zoo AAZK chapter

07/15/2025

Join us for the 10th Annual Bowling for Rhinos!!!

🎳 Mark your calendars! The 10th Annual Bowling for Rhinos fundraiser is coming up Friday, August 8, at 6:45 p.m. at Pins & Pints East Lansing! 🦏✨

Join Potter Park Zoo AAZK chapter for a night of bowling, silent auction, food, and fun—all to support rhino conservation.

💵 $40 per individual | $175 per team of 5

100% of proceeds benefit rhino conservation efforts.

Gather your team, register early, and help protect these incredible creatures! Visit the PPA AAZK page for more event details

Questions? Email [email protected]

07/12/2025

🎳Calling All Supporters! 🦏

We’re excited to celebrate the 10th Annual Bowling for Rhinos — and we need YOUR help to make it our biggest year yet! 🌟

We’re currently seeking silent auction donations and event sponsors to support this incredible cause. All proceeds go toward protecting rhinos and their habitats through conservation efforts around the world. 🌍💚

✨ Ways to Help:
▪️Donate an item, service, or experience to our silent auction
▪️Become an event sponsor and showcase your support for wildlife
▪️Spread the word to businesses or individuals who want to make a difference!

This is a fantastic opportunity to give back, gain exposure, and be part of a decade-long tradition making real impact for rhinos and other endangered species.

📅 Event Date: August 8th
📍 Location: Pins & Pints

Interested in donating or sponsoring? Reach out to us at [email protected] or DM us for details!

07/11/2025

Fun Fact Friday!
Did you know rhinos love taking mud baths?

It’s not just for fun—rolling in mud helps rhinos stay cool, protect their skin from the sun, and even ward off pesky parasites! ☀️🦟 Think of it as their all-natural sunscreen, bug repellent, and spa day all in one!

Enjoy a video of Doppsee and Phineus taking a mud bath together!

Video credit:keeper Jazzmin

07/06/2025

Happy birthday to the best lady around miss Doppsee!
For her 18th birthday this year Doppsee would like you all to celebrate her at the 10th annual bowling for rhinos!
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07/04/2025

Fun Fact Friday
Did you know? Bald eagles—the majestic symbol of American freedom—are actually fish lovers! 🐠 Around 70–90% of their diet is made up of fish, which they expertly sn**ch from rivers, lakes, and coasts with those powerful talons.

06/28/2025

🌈 Happy Pride Month from Potter Park Zoos AAZK Chapter🐾

Just like humans, animals come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities—and we celebrate that every day with enrichment designed just for them!

This month, our bongos got a special rainbow ice treat filled with their favorite fruits—cool, colorful, and fun to explore! 🍉🧊

Whether it’s swinging ropes for primates or scent trails for tigers, enrichment comes in all forms, just like love and identity. 💛

06/27/2025

Fun Fact Friday!
Did you know that porcupines can NOT shoot their quills? You have to get close enough to a porcupine to touch it to get quilled. Or almost close enough. When threatened they will turn their back sides to the threat and run in revers towards the trouble. The quills of Cape Porcupines are not barbed at the end like a North American Porcupine but they are very impressive in size and make for an amazing deterrent to any predator that might be looking to make a meal of them.

06/20/2025

Fun Fact Friday! Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) have prehensile lips. This is because they are browsers, which means that they primarily eat leaves and branches. Their top lip can wrap around a branch and rip off leaves. They also use their tongues to help them in eating!
Photo Credit: Keeper Gabbi

06/15/2025

Happy Father's Day to all dads, no matter how big or small, we're grateful for all of you!

06/13/2025

Fun Fact Friday! King vultures (Sarcoramphus papa) fed on carrion, or carcass of other animals. They have strong and sharp beaks to rip apart their prey. They are the different from other vulture species because of their bright white feather and orange heads. Our resident King Vulture Vinny is also one of the oldest animals at the zoo!