The Detroit Zoo
The Detroit Zoo
8450 W. 10 Mile Road,
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Gila monster (Korovec jedovatý)
[Heloderma suspectum]
is a species of venomous lizard native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. A heavy, slow-moving lizard, up to 60 cm (2.0 ft) long, the Gila monster is the only venomous lizard native to the United States and one of only two known species of venomous lizards in North America, the other being its close relative, the Mexican beaded lizard (H. horridum). Though the Gila monster is venomous, its sluggish nature means it represents little threat to humans. However, it has earned a fearsome reputation and is sometimes killed despite being protected by state law in Arizona.
The gila monster can be found inside the Holden Reptile Conservation Center, located near the middle of the Detroit Zoo.
There, visitors can learn about the 80 different species (and approximately 240 individuals) of reptiles at the Zoo, one-fifth of which are considered threatened or endangered in the wild.
Fallow Deer (Daněk evropský)
[Dama dama]
is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. This common species is native to western Eurasia, but has been introduced to South Africa, Fernando Pó, São Tomé, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles, Comoro Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Israel, Cape Verde, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the Falkland Islands and Peru. NOTE: Some taxonomers include the rarer Persian fallow deer as a subspecies (D. d. mesopotamica), while others treat it as an entirely different species (D. mesopotamica)
Przewalski’s horse (Kůň Převalského)
[Equus caballus przewalskii]
Two Przewalski’s horses share a habitat with the camels across from the Horace H. Rackham Memorial Fountain. Male Chaka (born in 1987) has lived at the Detroit Zoo since 1990 and female Lily (born in 1991) arrived in 2010. Chaka follows his keeper around in search of more treats, while Lily either keeps to herself or stays close to Chaka.
Together they only have one good pair of eyes; Lily is blind in one eye and Chaka is missing an eye.
Many horses have been reintroduced to the wilds of Mongolia as part of the “Return of the Wild Horse Project”.
