Wanda, a then-47-year-old female Asian Elephant, cools off from the spray of a garden hose while Patti Miles feeds her an afternoon snack on Monday May 17, 2004 at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak.

One of metro Detroit’s most beloved holiday season attractions is now nationally famous. On Friday, the Detroit Zoo’s Wild Lights was ranked by the voting public as #9 on USA Today’s list of ...

One of metro Detroit’s most beloved holiday season attractions is now nationally famous. On Friday, the Detroit Zoo’s Wild Lights was ranked by the voting public as #9 on USA Today’s list of ...

The Detroit Zoo wants you to experience nostalgia and adventure with the return of a fan favorite. Here's what to look for this summer at the zoo.

The Detroit Zoo announced Monday morning that the baby gorilla born on Aug. 8 — the first in the zoo’s 96-year history — is female and continuing to thrive under the care of her mother, 26 ...

It will be something different than what the zoo already offers. Detroit Zoo has plans for a new 7-acre "Discovery Trails" area. (Detroit Zoo) “This is very different for us,” Murphy said.

The Detroit Zoo has welcomed a new baby boy chimpanzee who was brought into the world by a chimpanzee who was born at the zoo more than three decades ago. Tanya, one of the zoo's chimpanzees, gave ...

The Detroit Zoo is hosting a variety of special events in August to celebrate its 95th, including free admission to the first 95 non-members Aug. 1.