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with all of the unusual and colorful
aquatic life.
There are plenty of interactive
he Detroit Zoo is a common
opportunities for children, including
family destination. If you
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remote cameras for viewing the
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haven't visited in a while,
Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden
however, you might want to put it
and aquarium and various computer
on your list — especially if you
screens. You may even catch a pup-
haven't experienced the Wildlife
pet show or storytelling session.
Interpretive Gallery (WIG).
The best part of the
WIG is located near the
WIG is the Butterfly and
front entrance in the oldest
Hummingbird Garden. As
building at the zoo, the
soon as you open the
1928 glass-domed bird
doors to the exhibit it
house. It has been renovat-
smells like summer. It was
ed to accommodate a the-
about 80 degrees and
ater, art and exhibition
humid inside. You could
galleries, an indoor butter-
smell
the freshness of the
Diane B aldwin
fly and hummingbird gar-
green
plants and flowers.
Appl eTree
den, a coral-reef aquarium
Staff Writer
Butterflies are flying all
and multimedia interac-
around the room, swooping
tives.
in front of your face and then spiraling
When we first stepped into the
up to the dome and back down
building (no strollers allowed), we
again. There are little butterflies and
were met by a zoo staff member
huge butterflies in colors and patterns
who briefly told us about the exhib-
amazing to adults as well as to chil-
it. As we wandered on our own,
dren. You can spot the butterflies in
we found the multimedia interactives
the fruit feeders or in the trees or
that showcased different animals at
plants, or sometimes resting on the leg
the zoo. You could use a mouse or
of a visitor who is sitting on a bench.
just touch the screen to make a
There are identification charts and
selection. There were many choic-
a fountain in the middle of the room
es, like "Ask the Zookeeper,"
(bring pennies for wishes). If you
"History of the Detroit Zoo" and
look carefully, you'll even spot a
"Zoo Maps."
few hummingbirds.
The Interpretive Theater is nestled
Due to the design of the building,
in the back corner. The screen is
make sure to visit the Butterfly and
big and the film we saw engaged
Hummingbird Garden last because
even my 1-year-old son with the
the exit leads outside, not back into
sounds and movements of the ani-
the WIG. The facility is modern,
mals on the screen.
appealing (check out the nautilus
If you go, don't forget the second
floor pattern), clean and fully
floor. Your children will surely enjoy
staffed. It mirrors nature and you
1 the immense coral-reef aquarium,
are right in the middle of it —
instead of looking at it from afar.
Diane Baldwin is a mother and
The WIG is open during zoo
freelance writer who lives in
hours
and admission is free. CI
Clarkston, Michigan.
I Diane Baldwin
AppleTree Staff Writer
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