Visitors can celebrate the discoverer of the New World by discovering what’s new at the Detroit Zoo.  Ajua, the Zoo’s newborn chimpanzee, can be spotted close to his mother at the Great Apes of Harambee.  Also, three critically endangered Siamese crocodile hatchlings can be seen at the Holden Museum of Living Reptiles.

Other new Zoo residents include two American bison yearlings that can be found grazing near Pierson Lake between the elk habitat and Australian Outback Adventure.  In addition, visitors can watch the Detroit Zoo’s three meerkats as they dig, forage and play at the new Meerkat Digs, located behind the snow monkeys and lemurs. 

To download the $2 off admission coupon, visit www.detroitzoo.org, scroll to the rotating banners at the bottom of the home page and click on the Columbus Day link.

The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.  Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak.  The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March.  Regular admission is $11 for adults 13 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free.  For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.  The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 
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