It is late spring in Metro Detroit, which means school’s out, and the lines are now longer at the Detroit Zoo. Meanwhile, ...

The Detroit Zoo re-debuted its zoo keys on Friday. For just $4, people can buy a specialty key to plug into one of its audio ...

The zoo had just adopted a new deadly predator earlier that day...a lady saltwater crocodile. She was put with the male ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo announced Friday that Zoo Keys are returning for the first time in more than two decades. According to zoo officials, the colorful, animal-shaped keys can be ...

After a 20-year hiatus, the Detroit Zoo has brought back its Zoo Keys, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank. These rhinoceros and ...

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Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years ...

Lu, the beloved hippopotamus who spent decades at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, passed away Sunday at 65.