Explore Nighttime Nature
LISTEN: Sit together outside in silence for five minutes. What nighttime nature sounds do you hear? (Insect sounds, leaves/grasses blowing in the wind, owls, etc.)
DISCOVER: Take a flashlight walk and look for spiders. Shine flashlights in bushes and tall grasses and look for […]
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
The Minnesota Zoo is home to three sea otters—Capers, Jasper, and Rocky. They were each found as orphaned pups in the wild and were cared for at the Alaska SeaLife Center before coming to Minnesota.
Where They Live:
Sea otters live in cold waters off the coasts of Russia and North America from Alaska […]
Where They Live:
Tigers prefer the forests and some tall grass areas of southeast Asia and the Russian Far East .
What They Eat:
Tigers are predatory carnivores, which means they hunt other animals for food such as deer, pigs, and antelope.
Test Your Knowledge! (answers below)
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Where They Live:
Emu are native to Australia and are found in a variety of habitats including grassland, wooded savannah, and dry forests. They can also be found in New Guinea, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and the Philippines.
What They Eat:
Emus are omnivores – which means they are both meat eaters and plant eaters. Their diets […]
What would have happened to the California Condor if no one stepped in to help? The population went from 27 birds in 1987 to 446 birds as of 2016! During my travels to Tasmania to work with the Save the Tasmanian Devil Program, I started learning about the other animals in need of help […]
Celebrate Dads AND pollinators starting Father’s Day weekend! In honor of National Pollinator Week (June 18-24), get your free, limited-supply Pollinator Seed Mix packet at the Minnesota Zoo Butterfly Garden!
Check out the some of these amazing wildflowers – all Minnesota-native, locally sourced, and pesticides free – that you can plant with Dad! This […]
The Minnesota Zoo is home to 64 species of threatened and endangered animals – from the awe-inspiring Amur tiger to the thumbnail-sized Dakota skipper butterfly. With Endangered Species Day coming up on May 18th, we want to highlight some of these incredible species, what the Minnesota Zoo is doing to help, and what you […]
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