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Tombi the elephant spent the 1980s at Potter Park Zoo. Visitors loved her. It was hard to see her leave, but it was the right thing for Tombi and an […]

 You may have seen one in your own backyard! What is a cervid? While you might not recognize the term, you have probably seen one or more in a back […]

    The Friends of the Zoo Society was created in 1969 to help the zoo make much needed improvements. Its ability to raise funds as well as obtain donations […]

The 1960s were not a good time for the zoo, but long-time Lansing State Journal columnist Jim Hough and a Mexican burro named Herman helped turn things around. Jim Hough […]

The Great Depression had a huge impact on life in the 1930s. Even so, Potter Park Zoo was able to add significantly to the core of the zoo at a […]

Potter Park Zoo is the first AZA-accredited zoo or aquarium in Michigan to provide braille maps for guests. The zoo has continued to expand its initiative to become more accessible […]

As the animal collection grew at the zoo in the 1920s, there was a need for a new animal building. Funds were put in the city budget in the late […]

  For many years there was a large statue of a Native American in Potter Park. It was carved in 1975 and widely known at the time as the Indian […]

  Tucker is a yellow-naped Amazon parrot that was hatched at the zoo in 1994 and has lived her life here since. She was an ambassador animal at the zoo […]

This saga began in 2009, when Potter Park Zoo had one Amur tiger at the zoo – Sivaki, a male who had been born here in 2005 and grew up […]