Michigan zoo announced the death on social media Monday, citing the Amur tiger Vikentii's 'sudden decline in mobility' last week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Until Michigan lawmakers intervened, incidents at Michigan zoos involving a raccoon-turned-trespasser and an aggressive pygmy ...

LANSING, MI – A Michigan zoo is mourning the death of a young red panda. Staff at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing announced “with great sadness” Thursday that a cub born to parents Maliha and father Deagan ...

With Halloween just a hop, skip, and a jump away, anything and everything pumpkin is making the rounds. From jack-o’-lanterns to pumpkin spice lattes, this is the season for these round, orange ...

Okidi, the giraffe calf, was born at the Detroit Zoo on Nov. 23, 2025.

It may not be the cuddliest animal at the zoo, but that doesn’t stop a Michigan boy from wanting to pet a rattlesnake.

Members of the House Regulatory Reform Committee on Thursday gave their approval to an amendment of the state’s Large Carnivore Act, following testimony from Michigan zoos noting that the current ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — It’s a boy! Pygmy hippo Jahari, the father of John Ball Zoo’s pygmy hippo calf, helped break the news at a gender reveal event on Thursday, Sept. 11 at the zoo in Grand Rapids. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it snowed at the John Ball Zoo in Michigan, a couple of otters did not seek shelter. These creatures took to the snow, and ...

Until Michigan lawmakers intervened, incidents at Michigan zoos involving a raccoon-turned-trespasser and an aggressive pygmy hippo threatened breeding programs zoo leaders describe as critical to ...