Liya, as she’s called by staff at the Zoo, is an Amur Tiger. She came to the Detroit Zoo from the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing where she was born in September 2011. She has been living at the ...

The Detroit Zoo announced Monday it is vaccinating animals against COVID-19 who are believed to be the most susceptible to the virus. According to the zoo, gorillas, chimpanzees, tigers and lions ...

The Detroit Zoo's oldest tiger, an 18-year-old female named Kisa, died Thursday during a veterinary procedure, according to a social media post by the Detroit Zoo. Kisa, an Amur tiger, was born in ...

Born Aug. 12, 2003, at the Detroit Zoo, Kisa was the oldest tiger in the Devereux Tiger Forest, a habitat she shared with Nikolai and Ameliya.

Kisa was born at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak on August 12, 2003. At almost 19 years old, she had lived past the life expectancy of an Amur tiger, which is 10 to 15 years in the wild.

Kisa was the oldest tiger in the habitat. According to the Detroit Zoo’s Facebook page, 19 was considered “elderly for an Amur tiger.” Their life expectancy is 10-15 years in the wild.

It is the day before the public unveiling for these two new tigers at the Detroit Zoo, and the animals are settling into their new $3.5 million habitat: the Devereaux Tiger Forest. The renovated ...

Tiger was born in 2011 at Lansing zoo Ameliya at the Detroit Zoo. (Patti Truesdell) (Detroit Zoo/Patti Truesdell) ROYAL OAK, Mich. – There’s a new tiger on the prowl at the ...

June 19, 2023 / 2:20 PM EDT / CBS Detroit ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - An 18-year-old tiger at a Michigan zoo has been euthanized due to a decline in health, zoo officials announced.

The Detroit Zoo’s beloved Amur tiger, Kisa, passed away Thursday evening. And just after we were riding the feel-good high from seeing Detroit Zoo animals eating Buddy’s Pizza, too.

The Detroit Zoo has lost its oldest tiger, officials said Thursday. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Kisa, a beloved Amur tiger," the zoo said in a statement on Facebook.