Clip-Clop, Clydesdales: Caring for Animal Athletes

Ritchie isn’t so sure about the big green block in his barn. Flaring his nostrils wide, he chuffs and huffs at it. It’s not a Read More

Thursday, August 31, 2023|Animal Health, Wells Fargo Family Farm|

First 24 on the Farm

The Brown Swiss heifer arrived at the Wells Fargo Family Farm only two hours prior. She’s asleep after the intense experience of labor and delivery. Read More


Maternal Nature: Focus on Farm Moms

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, Read More

Thursday, April 27, 2023|Animal Health, Wells Fargo Family Farm|

Tenacious Two: Wolverine Kits Thriving at the Minnesota Zoo

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 Read More


Long Winter’s Nap: Minnesota Zoo Bears in Torpor

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 Read More

Wednesday, February 1, 2023|Animal Health, Zoo Veterinarians|

Remembering Min, the Red Panda

It’s with heavy hearts that we report Min, our 10-year-old red panda, died late last week. This is a difficult loss; Min was a favorite Read More

Thursday, July 22, 2021|Animal, Animal Health|

Saying Goodbye to Musk Oxen at the Zoo

It is with heavy hearts we say goodbye to musk oxen at the Minnesota Zoo. Our two remaining elderly musk oxen had been showing progressive Read More

Thursday, May 13, 2021|Animal, Animal Health, Northern Trail|

Caring for Senior Animals

The Minnesota Zoo is home to nearly 5,000 individual animals with individual needs. From half-ton brown bears to a minuscule clownfish, from newborn Farm Babies Read More