Habitat 36 Spring 2014

detroitzoo.org • HABITAT | 3 Your Guide to This Habitat March/April/May 2014 • Issue 36 feature article 4  We Are Family Moms … dads … grandmothers … brothers … sisters (including twins) … it’s an amazing family. Get to know the chimpanzees at the Detroit Zoo. 6  Conservation Through Education A look at the Amazon Rainforest Adopt-A-School program. 6  Passport To Adventure Travel with us to East Africa this June or to Churchill, Manitoba this November. zoo events 7  The WILDEST Evening of the Summer Join us on Friday, June 13, 7-11:30 p.m., for the annual Sunset at the Zoo fundraising gala, presented by Strategic Staffing Solutions. 8  Zoo Events Join us for Bunnyville, Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo, Zoo Brew and GreenFest . Experience the Wild Adventure Zone 4-D Theater. 9  The Zoo’s Newest Attraction Fits In Your Pocket Download the new and improved Detroit Zoo mobile app for iPhone ® and Android. ® education 10  Summer Zoo Camps – Register for Your Dose of Vitamin Z It’s time to register kids for Summer Safari Zookeeper Camps and Conservation Camps. Here’s how. 11  Make Seed Balls and a Tree Journal Kids – grow wildflowers from these easy-to-make seed balls, plus create your own tree journal filled with twigs and leaves. volunteers 12  RED ALERT: Volunteers Get Ready for Spring Ever wonder why Zoo volunteers wear red? Discover the true meaning. Thinking of becoming a volunteer? Now’s your time – find out how. belle isle nature zoo 13  See Slippery, Slimy Salamanders at the Belle Isle Nature Zoo Snot otter? Slime dog? We’re not calling people names – we’re talking mudpuppies. support 14  Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Give Mom a Special Gift from Your Detroit Zoo! Discover sustainable gift ideas for the special moms and grandmas in your life. 15  Join Renaissance Circle for Your Mega Dose of Vitamin Z this Spring! Give yourself and your family the added benefits of Renaissance Circle membership. 15  Remembering Ed Parks Looking back with gratitude on the legacy of a visionary, loyal and compassionate friend of the Detroit Zoo. membership 16  Give the Gift of Vitamin Z Think outside the box on gifts for graduations, weddings, baby showers and more … think Detroit Zoo membership. Internationally renowned architectural firm Albert Kahn Associates was inadvertently excluded from the story that appeared in the last issue of Habitat on the Polk Penguin Conservation Center. The Detroit firm is playing a key role as architect/engineer of record and architectural design lead for the exterior of the building, working in collaboration with Jones & Jones, who is responsible for the exhibit and animal husbandry space design. The Kahn firm is no stranger to the Detroit Zoo, having served as architects of the Ruth Roby Glancy Animal Health Complex, which opened in 2005, and recently designing renovations for the Japanese macaque and great apes habitats. We are truly sorry for the omission. On the cover: Chimpanzee Chiana and baby Zuhura. PHOTO BY TOM ROY