Zoo officials say the closure is to "ensure the safety of our guests, staff and the animals in our care." They expect to ...

Each of the zoo’s penguins has their own personality, Brown said, whether it’s the way they eat, or something more amusing, ...

Dearborn Heights City Hall will be closed Tuesday because of the extreme cold. Washtenaw County has announced that its county ...

Due to the forecasted extreme cold temperatures across Metro Detroit, the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center is closed ...

The Detroit Zoo and the Belle Isle Nature Center will reopen to the public Thursday after closing for two days due to extreme ...

DETROIT – The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center will reopen on Thursday following a temporary weather closure. The ...

A chimpanzee’s “sweet faces” graced the exhibits at a Michigan zoo for nearly a quarter century, and for decades more at two ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo announced the passing of Peggy the chimpanzee on Wednesday. Peggy was about 55 years ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Peggy, a 55-year-old chimpanzee, died this week after John Ball Zoo staff saw a deterioration in her ...

The weather is still sitting at brisk levels as schools and additional places continue to close this week in Metro Detroit.