PaleoJoe Makes Final Appearance at Detroit Zoo September 2

ROYAL OAK, Mich., August 20, 2009 – There are only a couple of weeks left to mingle with the Megalosaurus, bond with the Baryonyx and interact with the Iguanodon at the Detroit Zoo.  The blockbuster summer attraction Dinosauria, presented by Kroger, ends Labor Day.

The attraction enables visitors to travel back in time along a lush, winding, three-acre DinoTrail featuring 19 life-like animatronic dinosaurs that roar, snarl, move and spit. 

Joseph “PaleoJoe” Kchodl will make his fourth and final appearance of the summer at the Detroit Zoo on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.  The Michigan paleontologist, author and storyteller will educate visitors about dinosaurs and fossils throughout the day.

Also supported by Hungry Howie’s Pizza, Dinosauria is open daily through Monday, September 7, 2009, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 26).  Tickets are $3 with Zoo admission and are available at main admissions or at the Dinosauria ticket booth.

Time is also running out to experience the DinoSimulator at the Wild Adventure Ride, located in the Ford Education Center.  Tickets are $3 with Zoo admission and are available at main admissions or at the Wild Adventure Ride ticket booth.

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 (open at 9 a.m. May 1 through Labor Day) – with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August – and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March.  Admission is $11 for adults 15 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 14; 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.  Admission is free.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 
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