In the calm before a newborn, Aurora has the quiet barn all to herself. She munches hay in the maternity stall. Her mouth is full, her body fuller. She’s a Dutch Belt, a thicker-bodied cow breed, but the extra baby weight in her belly is obvious.
It’s April 12, and Aurora is five days […]
Tucked in a hillside den, under a thick blanket of snow, a mother wolverine gave birth to two kits late on February 9, 2023. Or perhaps it was early February 10, for she “threw us for a loop,” Nolan Schlichter says. He’s the Assistant Curator of the Tropics Trail and Minnesota Trail Mammals, and […]
Did you brush your teeth today? It’s a question often asked by dentists (and parents). During Dental Health Month in February, it’s especially important to ask—of animals, too!
Animals at the Minnesota Zoo are no strangers to preventative care and dental health. Through a collaboration between the Animal Health and Animal Care teams, sea […]
Over the winter, a few fuzzy faces will be absent at the Minnesota Zoo. That’s because brown bears and American black bears will be sleeping behind the scenes as they experience the natural, seasonal state of torpor.
Torpor is a little different than hibernation. Bears don’t experience as deep a state of sleepiness […]
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