Habitat 35 Winter 2014

Download the free Digimarc Discover app for Android ® or iPhone ® and use it to scan the cover image to find the hidden code in this issue of Habitat . detroitzoo.org • HABITAT | 3 Your Guide to This Habitat December/January/February 2014 • Issue 35 your winter escape 4  It’s Glacial. It’s Palatial. It’s the Penguins’ New Digs Plans for this fascinating iceberg- inspired facility are underway. Check out the drawings, and discover some facts about new penguins that are on the way. 6  Your Winter Escape Discover your 19-point escape plan for a magical winter trip through the Detroit Zoo. 7  See the Zoo in a Whole New Light Wild Lights is back for 24 nights at the Detroit Zoo, including Overnights for Families December 7 and 13 and the 21-and-over Holiday Cheer at Wild Lights on December 12. 8  Zoo Events Join us for Love Gone Wild and Wild Winter Weekends , don’t miss the Wild Adventure Zone during Wild Lights – and mark your calendar for a host of spring events. 9  Green Tips Simple ways to green your winter season. 10  Even in the Dead of Winter, the Belle Isle Nature Zoo is “Green” Experience the winter beauty and the new green construction updates at the Belle Isle Nature Zoo. 10  The Zoo’s Newest Attraction Fits In Your Pocket Download the new and improved Detroit Zoo mobile app for iPhone ® and Android. ® volunteers 11  Volunteers Look Back and Look Forward With 1,100 volunteers working 362 days and helping one million guests, Detroit Zoo volunteers delivered impressive numbers … and there’s more ahead. education 12  Adventures in Nature Cut out these colorful cards to inspire your outdoor adventures this winter. 12  Make Your Own Holiday Penguin Cards Try this fun and simple craft. 13  Educator Workshops If you’re an educator, sign up for our many workshops and webinars. 13  Early Learners: Zoo Tots and Zoo Tots II Two-, 3- and 4-year-olds can bring their favorite parent, aunt, uncle or caregiver to these fun weekly sessions. support 14  A Lifetime of Support (and then some) A tribute and fond remembrance of longtime volunteer and donor Loretta Lyk. 15  Food for Thought It takes 637,000 pounds of food every year to feed all the animals at the Zoo. Want to give a pound or two? Here’s how. membership 16  Membership Has its Privileges A Detroit Zoo membership can pay for itself in as few as two visits, plus members receive free daytime parking, discounts at Zoo gift shops and much more. On the cover: King penguins by Kathryn Clappison try this! INSIDE: Penguin Conservation Center • Wild Lights • Your Winter Escape Detroit Zoo Penguins’ New Digs H ABITAT Celebrating and Saving Wildlife T h e M a g a z i n e o f t h e D e t r o i t Z o o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y De c embe r / Ja nu a r y / Feb r u a r y 2 014 • I SSUE 3 5