🌟 The Detroit Zoo shines a little brighter today – Wild Lights has made the USA TODAY 10Best list once again! 🌟
☃️Thanks to our fans who voted and for all our guests who make Wild Lights a 'Best Zoo Lights' attraction each and every year🎄
Click to get tickets to the best and brightest light show in town: https://ow.ly/LOOT50Um0v2 ❄️
Wild Lights is sponsored by Corewell Health Children’s.
🎉 Thank You for supporting Jagger on Giving Zoo Day! 🎉
We are incredibly grateful for your generous support of Jagger, the Detroit Zoo’s newest resident! Your donations came in at over $15,000, and they will help make a big impact by providing enrichment items like a wobble chair and food ball to enhance her habitat and support her well-being through interactive play.
And thank you as well to the generous match from the Jeffrey Farber Family Foundation, which matched every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000!
Thanks to all of you, Jagger’s new home will be filled with excitement and care — we can’t wait for you to see her thrive! 🐻💚
Today is Giving Zoo Day and we are putting the FUN back into fundraising!
This year's donations will purchase enrichment items for the animals who call the Detroit Zoo home – like Jagger, the spunky, curious sloth bear. Food balls and a wobble chair are some of the items that will enhance her habitat and support Jagger's well-being through interactive play.
Click to learn more and donate: https://ow.ly/4hTU50UalZF
You thought that was fun? Now double it! ⭐ Thanks to a generous match from the Jeffrey Farber Family Foundation, every donation up to $5,000 will be matched dollar for dollar. ⭐
The Detroit Zoo has had a glow up! 🌟
Our first weekend of Wild Lights was a brilliant success! Now it's your turn to be wowed by millions of sparkling LED lights as you stroll through a mesmerizing light tunnel, explore a glowing field of lights and discover endless surprises at the wildest light show in town! 🎄🦁
Click to brighten up your night: https://ow.ly/5AzI50UfgJr
Wild Lights is sponsored by Corewell Health Children’s.
Take a deep dive into sea otter knowledge as we Follow a Zookeeper! 🦦
Between six "surf-and-surf" feedings a day, three animal care training sessions, multiple enrichment activities and the usual sea otter antics – Monte, Finn, and Kit keep Zookeeper Lauren on her toes. 👣
Learn how the smallest marine mammal species stays warm in freezing water and the "otterly" brilliant ways they store and crack into hard-shelled food! 🦪🦐
Let's hear it for these two Detroit Zoo dads on their birthday week! 🐻❄️🦒
Yesterday, polar bear Nuka turned 20, and giraffe Jabari will be 17 on Nov. 27. Watch as they enjoy treats and enrichments made specially for them by our animal care staff. 🎂
Want to celebrate your holiday break with the birthday boys? Nuka can be seen in the Arctic Ring of Life, and on chilly days, you can find Jabari and his family in the giraffe house at the back of their habitat!
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.
Get ready to meet the ultimate sloth bear! 🐻
Starting today, Jagger officially has access to her outdoor habitat and she's ready to show off her playful side! This 3-year-old sloth bear made her way from Idaho Falls Zoo to the Detroit Zoo, and she’s already settling in like a pro.
Native to the Indian subcontinent, sloth bears are natural foragers, feasting on termites and ants in the wild. Jagger’s all about exploring, playing and having fun with everything around her. Her caretakers say she’s a goofy girl who loves munching on special treats like peanut butter and jam (who can blame her?).
Fun fact: Sloth bears can grow up to 6 feet tall and have an impressive trick up their sleeve — they can fully close their nostrils to keep unwanted bugs 🐛 out while they chow down on their favorite snacks!
And don’t forget this year, your Giving Zoo Day gift can directly impact Jagger’s life as donations will go toward enrichment items like a wobble chair, a food ball and more that will enhance her new habitat and promote her well-being through interactive play!
Come see Jagger in her new bear den, right behind the grizzly bear habitat!
🌟 Wild Lights: Where the Holidays Come to Life! 🌟
For over 10 years, Wild Lights has been lighting up the season with dazzling, animal-themed light sculptures! 🦒🦓 Step into a world of holiday enchantment that’s perfect for all ages. 🎉 With a variety of ticket options available, your holiday adventure is just a glow away! ✨
Don't miss out on this whimsical wonderland — these lights are what you really really want! 💫
Wild Lights is presented by Corewell Health Children’s.
Detroit Monopoly Board
Pick your token and get rolling – the Detroit Zoo made the Monopoly map! 🎩 🎲 💰
The Detroit Edition Monopoly board features a who's who of Motor City must-see destinations - and we can't wait to pass GO with you!
This game board makes for the BEST holiday gift, but they're selling fast - so be sure to scoop up this hot commodity at Zoofari Market or online before they sell out!
Buy yours here: https://shopdetroitzoo.com/
Polar Beers
Get ready for a ✨magical✨ night out — Polar Beers is Dec. 5!
Sip festive drinks🍹while exploring the dazzling landscape of Wild Lights during this exclusive 21+ holiday event at the Detroit Zoo!
Buy your tickets today: https://detroitzoo.org/events/polar-beers/
Polar Beers is presented by KeyBank.
We know you've been wondering - do the grizzlies at the Detroit Zoo hibernate? 🐻 💤
Not quite! The grizzly bears actually go into a dormant state, called torpor.
Torpor is a short-term dormant state that animals, such as grizzly bears, can go into in order to make it through colder temperatures and shorter days. This can last for only a couple of days to a couple of months.
Hibernation, on the other hand, is a more intense dormant state that can last up to 7 months in some areas of the world.
Watch as zookeeper Flo explains the changes the brother bears go through each fall to prepare for torpor and the chillier temps - and then plan your visit for your best chance to see the bear buddies before they head into their dens! 🍂
