Do you know the appetite of your Detroit Zoo animals?
How many pounds of meat do our tigers devour each week?
a.) 57 lbs.
b.) 176 lbs.
c.) 223 lbs.
Our mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles enjoy crickets as a snack. Can you guess how many crickets are eaten each year?
a.) 3,597,000
b.) 4,693,000
c.) 6,153,000
How many pounds of squid do our seals eat each year?
a.) 1,200 lbs
b.) 1,650 lbs
c.) 1,800 lbs
Besides our Zoo animals mentioned above, the Detroit Zoological Society is responsible for feeding over 270 species and that means we have a lot of mouths to feed! With a very high grocery bill, donations to the annual fund help us with our highest priority, our animals. Your money will assist with expenses such as food purchases at both the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Please consider making a gift today!
Have you made your guess to our food questions at the top of the page?
Here are the answers….
How many pounds of meat do our tigers devour each week?
Answer is: b
176 lbs. each week; that equals 9,200 lbs. per year.
How many crickets are eaten each year?
Answer is: b
Our Zoo animals eat 4,693,000 crickets each year, which means that, each week, 90,250 are consumed.
How many pounds of squid do our seals eat each year?
Answer is: c
Our seals eat 1,800 lbs. of squid per year.
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